What is a measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius called?
urn — (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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