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mundatory, a. and n.|ˈmʌndətərɪ|
[ad. L. mundātōri-us, f. mundāre: see prec.]
A. adj. Having the property or quality of cleansing. rare.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Mundificative or Mundatory Medicines,..Medicines that are proper for the cleansing of Ulcers. 1755in Johnson.
B. n. A means or implement of cleansing. rare.
1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 323 They have, however, no mundatories; the African skin does not wash well.
b. Eccl. A purificator or purificatory.
1674Blount Glossogr. (ed. 4), Mundatory, the same with Purificatory. 1884–5Cath. Dict., Mundatory or Purificatory. |