Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Matula

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

MAT'ULA (ἀμίς). This word, like its diminutive, is the one usually employed to designate a chamber utensil (Plaut. Most. ii. 1. 39. Ulp. Dig. 34. 2. 25. § 10. and the authorities cited s. MATELLA and MATELLIO); though they were all likewise referred to any kind of vessel for holding water.