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calefactories

calefactories is the plural of calefactory.

Meaning of calefactory

Noun

calefactory (plural calefactories)

  1. The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
    Synonyms:
    common house, warming house, warming room, pisalis, pyrale
  2. A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands

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Questions about calefactories

What is calefactories the plural of?
Calefactories is the plural of calefactory.

Words near calefactories in the dictionary

  1. calefacients
  2. calefaction
  3. calefactions
  4. calefactive
  5. calefactor
  6. calefactories
  7. calefactors
  8. calefactory
  9. calefare
  10. calefie
  11. calefied

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