holmos means an Ancient Greek or Etruscan vase with a rounded body, especially a closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal, or a drinking cup with a foot and stem. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὅλμος (hólmos).
noun
- An Ancient Greek or Etruscan vase with a rounded body, especially a closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal, or a drinking cup with a foot and stem.“The large vase of a globular form standing in the middle is an holmos or therikleios, «vase for perfumes.»”