aquamanilen.
/ˌakwəməˈnʌɪliː//ˌakwəmənaˈiːliː/ 1. Christian Church. A basin used for washing the hands at the celebration of Mass.
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1875 S. Cheetham in W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. 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.
2. A water vessel or ewer, frequently made in the form of an animal, bird, etc.
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1889 Cent. Dict. Aquæmanale.
1910 R. Fry in Burlington Mag. Aug. 289/2 A late Sassanid aquamanile in the form of a bird.
1911 Encycl. 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.
1939 Oxoniensia 4 113 Sherd from a cylindrical cup, or perhaps from the body of an aquamanile, T. 3/ 16 in.
1956 Daily 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.
1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 8/1 Aquamanile, a ewer for handwashing in medieval times, usually in the form of a mounted figure or animal.
1962 3rd Internat. Art Treasures Exhib. (Victoria & Albert Mus.) 74/2 A Dinanderie Aquamanile, of circular turret form,..supported on three human legs and feet.
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