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An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς), also referred to as Amphora Metretes/Amphoreus Metretes (ἀμφωρεύς μετρητής), was the unit of measurement
Amphora_(unit)
Type of storage container
boxes, or other symbols. An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of storage and
Amphora
System of measurement used in Ancient Rome
The core volume units are: amphora quadrantal (Roman jar) – one cubic pes (Roman foot) congius – a half-pes cube (thus 1⁄8 amphora quadrantal) sextarius
Ancient Roman units of measurement
Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement
Topics referred to by the same term
goods Amphora (unit), a unit for measuring liquids or bulk goods in the Roman Empire Amphora, the at sign (@), also called asperand and ampersat Amphora (alga)
Amphora_(disambiguation)
Newton in 1701. Réaumur scale Rømer scale Wedgwood scale Acetabulum Adowlie Amphora Aum Belshazzar Botella − Spanish for "bottle", which has been given various
List of obsolete units of measurement
List_of_obsolete_units_of_measurement
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Statilius Taurus Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls Amphitheatrum Castrense Amphora (unit) Ampulla Amulius Ancaster (Roman town) Ancient road in Tarsus Ancient
Index of ancient Rome–related articles
Index_of_ancient_Rome–related_articles
Abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes
the rate/price of', is possibly an abbreviation of the word arroba or amphora— units of trade; from the 1990s, its use outside commerce became widespread
Scribal_abbreviation
Ancient Greek unit of weight
talent was originally intended to be the mass of water required to fill an amphora, about one cubic foot (28 L). The earliest known Athenian coins range between
Attic_talent
Amphis Amphisbaena Amphithea Amphithemis Amphitrite Amphitryon Amphora Amphora (unit) Amphora of Hermonax in Würzburg Amphoterus (son of Alcmaeon) Ampyx Amulet
Index of ancient Greece-related articles
Index_of_ancient_Greece-related_articles
French units of measurement before 1789
The traditional French units of measurement prior to metrication were established under Charlemagne during the Carolingian Renaissance. Based on contemporary
Traditional French units of measurement
Traditional_French_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch. Systems of ancient weights and measures evolved as needs changed; Solon and
Ancient Greek units of measurement
Ancient_Greek_units_of_measurement
Typographical symbol (@)
symbol was interpreted to mean amphora (anfora), a unit of weight and volume based upon the capacity of the standard amphora jar since the 6th century. The
At_sign
ancient Roman amphora shared a similar definition (one cubic Roman foot). It was itself divided into three units, similar to the minot. Units of measurement
Minot_(unit)
Historical shipwreck in Greece
just off the islet of Peristera near Alonissos. Its cargo of 3000-4000 amphoras made it the largest transport ship yet known of its period when excavation
Peristera_shipwreck
Topics referred to by the same term
(Ga), a unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years. Globular Amphora culture, an archaeological culture in Europe Go Ahead, in a telecommunications
GA
Russian strategic-level special operations command
suit FORT Raid-L protective suit PMK gas mask GKN-7 diving suit Aqualung Amphora rebreather Veer-6 ballistic shield PT-2 thermal monocular Peltor Com Tac
Special Operations Forces (Russia)
Special_Operations_Forces_(Russia)
naval frogman and may contain combat swimmer units, salvage units, training units and diving research units which are present or past commands of any branch
List_of_military_diving_units
Ancient Roman city
century BCE, has been proposed on the basis of a fragment of a Greco-Italic amphora of that date found inside the podium. This aligns with the comparison of
Cosa
Hollow cylindrical container
container for wet and dry cargoes carried by ships, akin to the ceramic amphora transport jars used from antiquity in the Mediterranean region. Wooden
Barrel
Amphorae inscriptions
inscription made on the surface of certain artefacts, usually the neck of an amphora. Typically, these inscriptions were made in red or black paint. The inscription
Titulus_pictus
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
thousand ships...?" from Marlowe's Faustus, Isaac Asimov jocularly coined the unit "millihelen" to mean the amount of beauty that can launch one ship. Canadian
Helen_of_Troy
European Bronze Age culture
preceded by the Globular Amphora culture (3400–2800 BC), which she regarded to be an Indo-European culture. The Globular Amphora culture stretched from
Corded_Ware_culture
Numeral system developed by Cistercian monks
Sergei S.; Rowe, David; Folkerts, Menso & Scriba, Christoph J. (eds.). Amphora. Basel: Birkhäuser. pp. 375–388. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-8599-7_18. ISBN 978-3-0348-8599-7
Cistercian_numerals
Getty Museum Pederastic sex. Tyrrhenian amphora. 560 - 530 BCE. Pederastic sex. Detail of a Tyrrhenian amphora. 560 - 530 BCE. Pederastic scene. Bowl.
Homosexuality in ancient Greece
Homosexuality_in_ancient_Greece
Municipal unit in Greece
represented. Among these exhibits Mycenaean vessels (three-eared pithoid amphora, stirrup jar and pyxis) and Geometric vessels from the cemetery of Agios
Galaxidi
Soldiers or warriors fighting from horseback
between battles, but dismounting to fight as infantry, even though retaining unit names that reflected their older cavalry roles. Military conservatism was
Cavalry
British princess (born 1950)
Anne Glyn-Jones, Morse Code Wrens of Station X: Bletchley's Outer Circle, Amphora Press, 2017, ISBN 978-1845409081 Trevor Boult, To Sea for Science, distributed
Anne,_Princess_Royal
Historical region of Greece, including the city of Athens
than the historical region, and includes Megaris as part of the regional unit of West Attica, the Saronic Islands and Cythera, as well as the municipality
Attica
Soviet ballistic missile submarine class
submarines built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. In total, 34 units were built, from 1964 to 1974: 24 in Severodvinsk for the Northern Fleet
Yankee-class_submarine
Syllabic script used for writing Mycenaean Greek
66 in Knossos (Crete). The use of Linear B signs on trade objects like amphora was more widespread. Once the palaces were destroyed, the script disappeared
Linear_B
Art that tells a story
simple scene. The amphora portraying Achilles killing Penthesilea is such an example. This monoscenic narrative illustrated on this amphora exemplifies a
Narrative_art
Capital of the Red Sea Egyptian Governorate
Adima, the city's historic area, was once a Roman port and hundreds of amphora and old pottery artefacts have been found there. There are several 300-year-old
Hurghada
Region in the eastern Indian subcontinent
of Sounagoura mentioned by Roman geographer Claudius Ptolemy. A Roman amphora was found in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal which was made in
Bengal
Medieval fortification in North Cornwall, England
Archaeological Unit funded by English Heritage in 2016 and 2017 at Tintagel Castle uncovered the outlines of a palace from the 5th or 6th century, more amphora shards
Tintagel_Castle
Siculus says that in pre-conquest Gaul, wine merchants could trade an amphora for a slave; Cicero mentions a slave trader from Gaul in 83 BC. The trans-Saharan
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
5000–3000 BC Chinese archaeological culture
to the creation of unique ceramic forms. One example is the jiandiping amphora, recognized by its narrow opening, cone-shaped base, and varied rim styles
Yangshao_culture
bottle Drink portal Technology portal Lists portal 99 Bottles of Beer Amphora Anchor bottler Bag-in-box Barrel Benewah Milk Bottle Beverage can Bottle
List of bottle types, brands and companies
List_of_bottle_types,_brands_and_companies
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
stylobate and the number of pteron columns was 10x21. The temple formed a unit with the monumental altar of Hera to the east, which shared its alignment
Hera
Archaeological Roman site in Menorca, Spain
Peninsula it is important to mention the presence of amphora from Tarraco (Tarraconenses amphora), which was produced during the first stages of the Early
Sanisera
American actor (born 1966)
episodes 1999 Hercules Additional voices Episode: "Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora" 1999–2000 The Martin Short Show Himself Writer 63 episodes 2000–2002 Nikki
Toby_Huss
Running race in ancient Greece
visual similarities. One notable exception is a fragment of a Panathenaic amphora bearing the inscription: "I am a diaulos runner." According to tradition
Diaulos_(running_race)
Receptacle for storing, packing or shipping a product
below. Ceramic cylindrical vessels including: Ancient vessels such as amphoras, kvevri, pithos, and dolia Bottles, similar to a jar in being traditionally
Container
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
cannot be a god, being merely something produced by the earth's shadow and a unit of time". Meisner, p. 1. For this dating of the text preserved in the Derveni
Nyx
Language family native to Eurasia
Balto-Slavic, believed by most Indo-Europeanists to form a phylogenetic unit, while a minority ascribes similarities to prolonged language-contact. Slavic
Indo-European_languages
Coins minted by the Hasmonean kings
Ya'akov. A Treasury of Jewish Coins : From the Persian Period to Bar Kokhba. Amphora Books. ISBN 978-0-9654029-1-0. Reifenberg, A. Ancient Jewish Coins, Jerusalem
Hasmonean_coinage
Branch of onomastics
Greece itself. The names are found in literary texts, on coins and stamped amphora handles, on potsherds used in ostracisms, and, much more abundantly, in
Ancient_Greek_personal_names
Province of the Roman Empire (6–135 AD)
Ancient Jewish Coinage. Vol. II: Herod the Great through Bar Cochba. Amphora Books. pp. 173–174, 186–187. LCCN 82-074517. McGing, Brian C. (1991). "Pontius
Judaea_(Roman_province)
Dipankar Chongder
(Erstbestattung). In 43 graves there were secondary burials by the Globular Amphora culture, most of which were dated to the more recent Middle Neolithic.
Types of megalithic monuments in northeastern Germany
Types_of_megalithic_monuments_in_northeastern_Germany
City in West Attica, Greece
Cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius, archaeological site Funerary Proto-Attic Amphora with a depiction of the blinding of Polyphemus by Odysseus and his companions
Elefsina
given here with common types: storage and transport vessels, including the amphora, pithos, pelike, hydria, pyxis, mixing vessels, mainly for symposia or
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
Neighbourhood in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
Northern Cyprus. The collections of amphoras donated by Arslan Eyce were gathered in Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum of Taşucu (Turkish: Taşucu Amfora
Taşucu
Ancient Egyptian mathematical document
unit fractions. For example, 2 15 = 1 10 + 1 30 {\displaystyle {\frac {2}{15}}={\frac {1}{10}}+{\frac {1}{30}}} . The decomposition of 2/n into unit fractions
Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus
Visual representations of the nude human form
missionary position, from Old Babylon (2nd millennium B.C.) This Etruscan amphora (5th century B.C.) depicts two male youths engaging in anal intercourse
Depictions_of_nudity
Ancient Greek soldier in a phalanx
adult male population). Some states maintained a small elite professional unit, known as the epilektoi or logades ('the chosen') because they were picked
Hoplite
Polity in Africa and Arabia before 960
Dungur The largest Aksumite stele, broken where it fell. Aksumite-era Amphora from Asmara. The Obelisk of Aksum after being returned to Ethiopia. Model
Kingdom_of_Aksum
Place in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
were nomadic tribes belonging to, among others, the Lengyel and Globular Amphora cultures. They came here from Danube river region. The earliest documents
Ostrowiec_Świętokrzyski
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire
state, in the form of a satrapy system. A satrapy was an administrative unit, usually organized on a geographical basis. A 'satrap' (governor) was the
Cyrus_the_Great
Indo-European language
specifically in the Thesprotia and Preveza regional units and in a few villages in Ioannina and Florina regional units in Greece. It is also spoken by 450,000 Albanian
Albanian_language
Ancient Iranic people of the North Caucasus
Alans were recruited into the Mongol forces and known as the Asud, with one unit called "Right Alan Guard" that was combined with "recently surrendered" soldiers
Alans
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
is less true of pottery, although the (very untypical) Mycenaean palace amphora with octopus (NAMA 6725) clearly derives directly from the Minoan "Marine
Mycenaean_Greece
Collection of Indo-European peoples sharing Celtic languages and cultural traits
discouraged by law and the word for 'female slave', cumal, was used as a general unit of value in Ireland. There are only very limited records from pre-Christian
Celts
City in Cyprus
public baths and other buildings in the ancient agora. A large limestone amphora, now housed in the Louvre, was found in Amathus. This vase dates back to
Limassol
Britain under Roman rule (43 AD – c. 410 AD)
Manchester. It consists of an anagram of PATER NOSTER carved on a piece of amphora. There has been discussion by academics whether the "word square" is a
Roman_Britain
Municipality in Istria County, Croatia
meaning thereof is also reflected in the coat of arms of the town, an amphora. Historical affiliations Roman Republic (177–27 BCE) Roman Empire (27 BCE
Fažana
City in Northern Israel
of Allah and numerous Christian crosses were unearthed, including 103 amphoras with 6 types of which 2 types had never been discovered previously. In
Haifa
Archaeological museum in Euboea regional unit, Central Greece
the Animals) on the rear, and a Panathenaic amphora dated to around 363-362 BC. The front side of the amphora depicts the armed goddess Athena, while the
Archaeological Museum of Eretria
Archaeological_Museum_of_Eretria
Ancestor of the Indo-European languages
towards Northwestern Europe. The antiquity of the earliest attestation (in units of 500 years) of each Indo-European group is: 2000–1500 BCE for Anatolian;
Proto-Indo-European_language
Polynomial equation of degree 3
Babylonian Cellar Text BM 85200 + VAT 6599 Retranslation and Analysis", Amphora: Festschrift for Hans Wussing on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday, Birkhäuser
Cubic_equation
Town and municipality in Huelva
a garum factory from the 2nd century AD, buried 18 feet under a dune. Amphoras and other recipients used to ferment fish could be recovered, being the
Almonte,_Spain
Ancient Greek social class, those who could afford to do service as cavalry
Fully armed Hippeus. Attic black-figure amphora, 550–540 BC (Louvre)
Hippeis
coast in Ağva Bay near Kemer in Antalya Province by the skin diver and amphora collector Mustafa Aydemir. A book, based on the account that he had typewritten
Mustafa_Ertuğrul_Aker
Ancient Greek vase painter
Schalen-Skyphos A 479 • Amphora F 25 • Amphora F 26 • Oinochoe F 30 • Amphora F 36 • Schale F 75 Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum Amphora L 265 Wikimedia Commons
Amasis_Painter
Mystery religion in the Roman Empire
present; sometimes they are depicted as shepherds. On some occasions, an amphora is seen, and a few instances show variations like an egg birth or a tree
Mithraism
Island in Greece
was noted for being of relatively high quality (see "Chian wine"). Chian amphoras, with a characteristic sphinx emblem and bunches of grapes, have been found
Chios
Municipality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
Cave and antique finds (ceramic dishes, animal and human bones, antique amphora) The International Art Collection of drawings, graphic arts, and smaller
Vela_Luka
Kind of a kinship group
gemæne ond sacu restan. The Sippe came to be a cognatic, extended family unit, exactly analogous to the Scottish/Irish sept. Most of the information left
Sippe
Kingdom in North Africa, 202 to 25 BC
feuding between clans limited the formation of larger, stable political units and made it difficult to move beyond village-level organization. This created
Numidia
Identification for a good or service
fourth century BCE. In largely pre-literate society, the shape of the amphora and its pictorial markings conveyed information about the contents, region
Brand
Historical estate in San Simeon, California
fact rather anxious to sell". One of the oldest examples is the Baring Amphora, dating from 740BC and purchased by Hearst at the Revelstone sale in London
Hearst_Castle
Ancient Greek foot race in armor
much a military training exercise as an athletic contest. Encounters with units of expert Persian archers, first occurring shortly before the hoplitodromos
Hoplitodromos
1500–500 BC Indo-Aryan religious practices of northwest India
Northern/Eastern Steppe Abashevo culture Andronovo Sintashta Europe Globular Amphora Corded ware Bell Beaker Únětice Trzciniec Nordic Bronze Age Terramare Tumulus
Historical_Vedic_religion
Ethnic group native to the Balkans
stradioti of the Venetian army, Hungarian hussars and German mercenary cavalry units (Schwarzreitern). Prior to the Ottoman conquest of Albania, the political
Albanians
Archaeological site in Turkey
of cooking tools and some stone tools, unbroken quern-stones and storage units were more unevenly distributed. Private possessions existed but shared tools
Çatalhöyük
Curve that winds around a central point
Cucuteni culture spirals on a bowl on stand, a vessel on stand, and an amphora, 4300-4000 BCE, ceramic, Palace of Culture, Iași, Romania Neolithic spirals
Spiral
desperate to save Bluegrad from the eternal cold, therefore he finds Athena's Amphora, the container of Poseidon's soul, and the Scales. He is then show killing
List of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas characters
List_of_Saint_Seiya:_The_Lost_Canvas_characters
Athenian statesman (c. 630 – c. 560 BC)
have served the state for military or taxation purposes only. The standard unit for this assessment was one medimnos (approximately 12 gallons) of cereals
Solon
Major sector of the Roman economy
Sea (see article on Indo-Roman trade).[citation needed] A standard amphora, the amphora capitolina, was kept in the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill
Roman_commerce
Female warriors and hunters in Greek mythology
soldiers of the Greek Battalion of Balaklava were enlisted and formed this unit. The Mino, or Minon, (Our Mothers) were a late 19th to early 20th-century
Amazons
Rayed solar symbol
a board game. Eight-pointed sun symbols are depicted on their cloaks. Amphora by Exekias, 6th century BC, Vatican Museum. Heracles fighting the Amazons
Vergina_Sun
Tabletop social game
Ajax playing a board game overseen by Athena, Attic black-figure neck amphora, c. 510 BC Box for Board Games, c. 15th century, Walters Art Museum An
Board_game
Gaul as a province of the Roman Empire
Gaulish artisan techniques, such as the barrel (more durable than the Roman amphora) and chain mail were adopted by the Romans. The Celtic heritage also continued
Roman_Gaul
City in Cyrenaica, Libya
divisions, in which the responsibilities of the corresponding political units of the same name fall. The official 32 Basic People's Congresses of Benghazi
Benghazi
one of Europe's largest, were utilised by the Funnelbeaker and Globular Amphora cultures from 3900 BC to 1600 BC. The only surviving example of ancient
History_of_Poland
Ancient Greek storage container
Archimedes. The volume of a pithoid, which can be either a pithos or an amphora, is dependent, he asserts, on 11/14 of the product of the height and a
Pithos
Three-prong spear
Kustjägarna. The trident is a recurring element in the colours of certain units of the Finnish Navy. The United States Naval Special Warfare Command, and
Trident
decorated with images of amphora bearing his personal brand and quality claims. The mosaic comprises four different amphora, one at each corner of the
History_of_marketing
Set of legal standards of volume
= packsaddle). Some of the other units are likewise of Latin derivation, sester from sextarius, amber from amphora. The sester could thus be taken as
Winchester_measure
War through the end of the ancient period
the chariots could be easily evaded. If, on the other hand, an infantry unit spread out to minimize the damage from arrows, they would lose the benefit
Ancient_warfare
Denomination of coin
Samuele (2016-07-14). "Prutah of the Jewish Commonwealth depicting an amphora and a vine leaf (67-68 CE)". www.judaism-and-rome.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14
Prutah
Archaeological site in Spain
construction than the neighbouring houses. Inside these buildings, remains of amphoras, a mill, carving stones, etc. were found. The urban distribution of the
Castro_of_Santa_Trega
AMPHORA UNIT
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Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Born of Water
Girl/Female
Tamil
Amaldeepti | அமலதீபà¯à®¤à¯€
Camphor
Amaldeepti | அமலதீபà¯à®¤à¯€
Girl/Female
Chinese, French, German, Swedish
Bird
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hebrew
Colour of Earth; Young Deer; Dust
Girl/Female
Spanish Norse
Love.
Female
Hebrew
(רפַעָ) Hebrew unisex name derived from the word aphra, APHRA means "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." In the bible, this is part of the name of a Philistine city, Bethel-aphrah.
Girl/Female
Indian
Camphor
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Camphor
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Camphor
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Not Terrible
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Camphor
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Camphor; Saffron
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Pleasant; Happy; Gorgeous
Girl/Female
Tamil
Amahira | அமாஹீரா
Only one expert in every field
Amahira | அமாஹீரா
Girl/Female
Tamil
Amaldeepthi | அமலதிபà¯à®¤à¯€
Camphor
Amaldeepthi | அமலதிபà¯à®¤à¯€
Male
Hebrew
(רפַעָ) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Aphra, AFRA means "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam."Â
Female
Hebrew
(רפַעָ) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Aphra, AFRA means "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." Compare with another form of Afra.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Dust. The Old Testament house of Aphrah means 'house of dust'. Famous bearer: 17th century...
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Camphor
Girl/Female
Indian
Only one expert in every field
AMPHORA UNIT
AMPHORA UNIT
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the kauravas
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Indian
Old Arabic name
Girl/Female
Indian
Offerings
Girl/Female
Indian
Season Queen
Boy/Male
Greek
Shining.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Tamil
The Beautiful One to Grow in Peace and Love with God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian
Deer name of a sahabi who p
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dharamveer | தரமவீர
Dharamveer means, One who gets victory on religion
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n.
A genus of leguminous plants.
n.
The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
n.
A tree (Sophora Japonica) of Eastern Asia, resembling the common locust; occasionally planted in the United States.
n.
A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
n.
Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Lauraceae) of the camphor trees. See Camphor.
a.
Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor.
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from camphor.
n.
A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
n.
A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europaeum; -- called also camphor of asarum.
n.
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
a.
Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance.
n.
A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.
n.
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.
pl.
of Amphora
n.
An old spelling of Camphor.
v. t.
To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.
n.
A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol.
n.
Same as Anaphora.