'Patera' definitions:
Definition of 'Patera'
From: GCIDE
- Patera \Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl. Pater[ae](?). [L., fr. patere to lie open.]
- 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. [1913 Webster]