noun. A shallow bowl or dish, especially one used ceremonially by the ancient Romans in pouring libations.

noun. A shallow crater on the surface of a solar system body, having an irregular or scalloped rim, caused either by past volcanic activity or by the impact of a much smaller solar system body.

noun. A shallow, circular, saucer-like vessel used by the Romans for pouring libations in sacrificial rites. It corresponds to the Greek phiale.

noun. In architecture, the representation of a flat round dish in bas-relief, used as an ornament in friezes, etc.

noun. Patera process. See process.

noun. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices.

noun. A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.

noun. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.

noun. A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

"The word would have been used in reference to shape only without reference to the vessel's usage, and probably overlapped in meaning with the Latin word patera while at the same time being used to describe shallow bowls as well."

druidical patera  

Berra  Canberra  Cara  Chimera  Clara  

Megan  accepi  comprehensio  coquit  credam