Painted vases are about all that remains of Greek painting. Pottery making was a large industry in Greece, especially in Athens. Containers were in great demand for exports, such as oil and honey, and for household purposes. The earliest style of vase painting was known as the geometric style (1100-700 B.C.).
transitive verb. 1 : extend the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them â Norman Douglas. 2 : to enlarge from internal pressure : swell a distended abdomen. intransitive verb. : to become expanded causing the stomach to distend.
Bloating means to be made distended, as with air, water, or food. With humans, feeling bloated usually concerns the abdomen-- a general swelling or increase in waistline. Women have different reasons for feeling bloated from men, such as their menstrual cycles; men's reasons for bloating are more straightforward.