κέρᾰμος, ὁ, rare
plural κέραμα, τά, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—
potter's earth, potter's clay, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
anything made of this earth, as
II.1)
earthen vessel, wine-jar, ἐκ κεράμων μέθυ πίνετο [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; in collective sense,
pottery, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐσάγεται πλήρης οἴνου
jars full of wine, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.1.b)
jar of other material, κ. ἀργυροῦς [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.2)
tile, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; collectively,
tiling, τοῦ τέγους τὸν κέραμον αὐτοῦ χαλάζαις. ξυντρίψομεν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
roof, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3)
pottery (i.e.place of manufacture), ὁ κ. ὁ χυτρικός [
Refs]
III)
dungeon (said by [
Refs 8th c.BC+]. (Possibly
cognate with Latin
cremo.)