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aquamanile

aquamanile noun: a ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.

Noun

aquamanile (plural aquamaniles or aquamanilia)

  1. (historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
    • Among the medieval treasures at Blumka are a lion aquamanile, a vessel used by priests for ceremonial hand washing, with a magnificent tufted tail.2007 October 19, Karen Rosenberg, “Sacred Works in Secular Places”, in New York Times

Forms of aquamanile

pluralaquamaniles
pluralaquamanilia

Origin of aquamanile

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aquamanile, from Latin aqua (“water”), and the root of manus (“hand”).

Questions about aquamanile

What does aquamanile mean?
Aquamanile means a ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
What part of speech is aquamanile?
Aquamanile is a noun.
What is the plural of aquamanile?
The plural of aquamanile is aquamaniles.

Words near aquamanile in the dictionary

  1. aqualunging
  2. aqualungist
  3. aqualungists
  4. aqualungs
  5. aquamanale
  6. aquamanile
  7. aquamaniles
  8. aquamanilia
  9. aquamarine
  10. aquamarines
  11. aquamation

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