HyperDic: canopic_jar

English > 1 sense of the expression canopic jar:
NOUNartifactcanopic jar, canopic vasea jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
English > canopic jar: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body.
Synonymcanopic vase
BroaderjarA vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
Spanishvaso canope, vaso canopo
Catalanvas canopi

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