canephor

canephor
can·e·phor

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  • canephor — noun see canephore * * * canephor /kanˈi fōr, för/ (architecture) noun A sculptured figure carrying a basket on the head (also caneˈphora, canˈephore or canephorus /ka nēˈfor əs/) ORIGIN: Gr kanēphoros a basket bearer, as at the Panathenaic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • canephor — /ˈkænəfɔ/ (say kanuhfaw) noun Architecture a caryatid having a basket like cushion upon the head. Also, canephora. {Latin canēphoros, from Greek kanēphoros basket bearer} …  

  • Arabica coffee production in Indonesia — Indonesia produced 420,000 metric tons of coffee in 2007. Of this total, 271,000 tons were exported and 148,000 tons were consumed domestically. Of the exports, 25% are Coffea arabica and the balance is Coffea canephora. [International Coffee… …   Wikipedia

  • canephoros — [kan′ə fôr΄kə nef′ə räs΄] n. pl. canephoroe [kə nef′ərē΄] 〚L < Gr kanēphoros < kaneon, a rush basket (< kanna: see CANE) + pherein, BEAR1〛 1 …   Universalium

  • Coffee production in Indonesia — An old man is peeling coffee near megalithic stones at Bena, Ngada, Flores Indonesia produced 420,000 metric tons of coffee in 2007. Of this total, 271,000 tons were exported and 148,000 …   Wikipedia

  • canephora — /kəˈnɛfərə/ (say kuh nefuhruh) noun (plural canephorae /kəˈnɛfəri/ (say kuh nefuhree)) Architecture → canephor …  

  • canephoros — [kan′ə fôr΄kə nef′ə räs΄] n. pl. canephoroe [kə nef′ərē΄] [L < Gr kanēphoros < kaneon, a rush basket (< kanna: see CANE) + pherein, BEAR1] 1. in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred… …   English World dictionary

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