crātēr ēris (acc.-ēra), m
, κρατήρ, a mixingvessel, wine-bowl, punch-bowl (poet.): Sistitur argento crater, O.: vertunt crateras aënos, V.: urnae capax, holding three gallons, Iu. — A bowl: fuso crateres olivo, V.—The Bowl (a constellation), O.
CRATER(ὁ Κρατὴρ) was the name given by the Greeks, according to Strabo (5. p. 242), to the beautiful...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
crātēr, ēris, v. cratera. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun The pit left by the explosion of a mine. II. Crater ·noun A constellation of the southen hemi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Synonymous with funnel (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book