Dolium

Quick meaning: Dolium is a noun meaning (historical, archaeology) A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods (especially wine an olive oil) in the ancient Western Mediterranean.

Meaning

(historical, archaeology) A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods (especially wine an olive oil) in the ancient Western Mediterranean.

Example Sentences

From the time of John, the Tower seems to have been used as an arsenal, suits of armour, siege engines, and iron fetters being kept there; and in 1213 we find John drawing from the stores in the fortress thirty "dolia" or casks of wine, and also giving orders that "bacones nostros qui sunt apud turrim" should be killed and salted, so that pig-styes and wine cellars then formed part of its domestic buildings.

Word Forms

• dolia

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include diota, dolichus, dooly, dinos, doolie, diaulos.

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