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aquamanile|ˌækwəməˈnaɪliː, -ˈiːliː|
Also aquæmanale.
[late L., ad. (rare) L. aquaemanālis basin for washing the hands, f. aquae (gen. sing. of aqua water) + mānāle ewer.]
a. A water vessel or ewer, freq. made in the form of an animal or bird, etc.
b. Eccl. A basin used for washing the hands at the celebration of Mass.
1875S. Cheetham in Smith & Cheetham Dict. Chr. Antiquities I. 134/1 Aquamanile, the bason used for the washing of the hands of the celebrant in the liturgy. The aquamanile with the urceus are the bason and ewer of the sacred ceremony. 1889Cent. Dict., Aquæmanale. 1910R. Fry in Burlington Mag. Aug. 289/2 A late Sassanid aquamanile in the form of a bird. 1911Encycl. Brit. XV. 544/2 In the 13th and 14th centuries a special type of metal ewer takes the form of animals, men on horseback, &c.; these are generally known as aquamaniles. 1939Oxoniensia IV. 113 Sherd from a cylindrical cup, or perhaps from the body of an aquamanile, T. 3/16 in. 1956Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 8/3 A bronze equestrian aquamanile..was used as a water vessel for church purposes. The water pours out from the aperture in the horse's forehead. 1957Mankowitz & Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pott. & Porc. 8/1 Aquamanile, a ewer for handwashing in medieval times, usually in the form of a mounted figure or animal. 1962Victoria & Albert Mus. Internat. Art Treasures Exhib. 74/2 A Dinanderie Aquamanile, of circular turret form,..supported on three human legs and feet. |