1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Patera \Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl. {Pater[ae]}(?). [L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. [1913 Webster]
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