Holmos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Holmos \Hol"mos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.?.] (Greek & Etrus. Antiq.)
     A name given to a vase having a rounded body; esp.:
     (a) A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem
         or pedestal. --Fairholt.
     (b) A drinking cup having a foot and stem.
         [1913 Webster]