Acetabulum (cup)

Acetabulum (cup)

In ancient dining, an acetabulum (Gr: polytonic|ὀξίς, polytonic|ὀξύβαφον, polytonic|ὀξυβάφιον) was a vinegar-cup, which, from the fondness of the Greeks and Romans for vinegar, was probably always placed on the table at meals to dip the food in before eating it. The vessel was wide and open above; and the name was also given to all cups resembling it in size and form, to whatever use they might be applied. They were commonly of earthenware, but sometimes of silver, bronze, or gold. The cups used by jugglers in their performances were also called by this name.

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  • acetabulum — noun (plural lums or acetabula) Etymology: Latin, literally, vinegar cup, from acetum vinegar Date: 1661 1. a ventral sucker of a trematode 2. the cup shaped socket in the hipbone • acetabular adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • acetabulum — acetabular, adj. /as i tab yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. acetabula / leuh/. 1. Anat. the socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone. See illus. under pelvis. 2. Zool. any of the suction appendages of a leech, octopus, etc. [1660 70; < L …   Universalium

  • acetabulum — [ˌasɪ tabjʊləm] noun (plural acetabula lə) 1》 Anatomy the socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits. 2》 Zoology a sucker or other cup shaped structure. Origin ME (denoting a vinegar cup): from L., from acetum vinegar + abulum …   English new terms dictionary

  • acetabulum — n. (pl. acetabula) Zool. 1 the socket for the head of the thigh bone, or of the leg in insects. 2 a cup shaped sucker of various organisms, including tapeworms and cuttlefish. Etymology: ME f. L, = vinegar cup f. acetum vinegar + abulum dimin. of …   Useful english dictionary

  • acetabulum — noun /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jə.ləm/ a) a vinegar cup; b) the socket of the hipbone; …   Wiktionary

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