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English → English (gcide) Definition: Patera 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 sacrificies. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. [1913 Webster]