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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman antiquity, a pitcher or vessel for pouring out water, used especially for pouring water over the hands into a basin during and after meals.
- noun The basin in which, according to an ancient church ceremony, the priest washed his hands before celebrating mass.
- noun A kind of water-ewer formerly used in private houses, and frequently made in grotesque forms. The term is now used specifically in this sense.
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raven_in_the_woods commented on the word aquæmanale
an aquamanile.
July 31, 2010