See also:

• COTTABUS (Gr. Kb-rra(3os)

COTTABUS (Gr. Kb-rra(3os)  , a See also:

• GAME

game of skill for a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• VOGUE, EUGENE MELCHIOR, COMTE DE (1848- )

vogue at See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek drinking parties, especially in the 4th and 5th centuries B.C . It is frequently alluded to by the classical writers of the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period, and not seldom depicted on ancient vases . The See also:

• OBJECT

object of the player was to See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast a portion of See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine See also:

• LEFT

left in his drinking See also:

• CUP (in O.E. cuppe; generally taken to be from Late Lat. cuppa, a variant of Lat. cupa, a cask, cf. Gr. KuaeXXov)

cup in such a way that, without breaking bulk in its passage through the See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air, it should reach a certain object set up as a See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark, and there produce a distinct See also:

• NOISE (a word of doubtful origin; O. Fr. nogse or nose; Prov. nausa, which points to Lat. nausea, sickness, as the origin; others take Lat. noxia, harm, as the source)

noise by its impact . Both the wine thrown and the noise made were called Xarah . The thrower, in the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the game, was expected to retain the recumbent position that was usual at table, and, in flinging the See also:

• COTTABUS (Gr. Kb-rra(3os)

cottabus, to make use of his right See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand only . To succeed in the aim no small amount of dexterity was required, and unusual ability in the game was rated as high as corresponding excellence in throwing the See also:

• JAVELIN

javelin . Not only was the cottabus the ordinary See also:

• ACCOMPANIMENT (i.e. that which " accompanies ")

accompaniment of the festal See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly, but at least in See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• BUILDING

building of a circular form was sometimes erected so that the players might be easily arranged See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin, and follow each other in rapid See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession . Like all See also:

• GAMES, CLASSICAL

games in which the See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element of See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance found a See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, it was regarded as more or less ominous of the future success of the players, especially in matters of love; and the excitement was sometimes further augmented by some object of value being staked on the event . Various modifications of the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original principle of the game were gradually introduced, but for See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical purposes we may reckon two varieties . (I) In the Kbrra(3os St 6 v(3b4 wv shallow saucers (6 i)3a4a) were floated in a basin or mixing-bowl filled with See also:

• WATER

water; the object was to sink the saucers by throwing the wine into them, and the competitor who sank the greatest number was considered victorious, and received the See also:

• PRIZE, or PRIZE OF WAR (Fr. prise, from prendre, to take)

prize, which consisted of cakes or sweetmeats . (2) Kbrra(3os Karaerbs,1 is not so easy to under-stand, although there is little doubt as to the apparatus . This consisted of a p&(3Sos or See also:

• BRONZE

bronze See also:

• ROD (O.E. rodd, probably related to Norw. rudda, stick, rodda, stake)
• ROD, EDOUARD (1857-1910)

rod; a 7rX&vriyE, a small disk or basin, resembling a See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale-See also:

• PAN (" pasturer ")
• PAN (common in various forms to many Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Pfanne; it is generally taken to be an early adaptation in a shortened form of Lat. patina, shallow bowl or dish, from patere, to lie open)

pan; a larger disk (XeKavis); and (in- 1 The epithet Kceraeros (let down) may refer to the rod, which might be raised or lowered as required ; to the See also:

• LOWER

lower disk, which might be moved up and down the See also:

• STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")

stem; to the moving up and down of the scales, in the supposed variety of the game mentioned below .