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单词 gemellion
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gemellionn.

/dʒɪˈmɛlɪən/
Forms: Also gemellione.
Etymology: < medieval Latin gemellio, < Latin gemellus a twin.
One of a pair of basins used for washing the hands before meals, the water being poured over the hands from one basin and caught by the other; hence, any decorative basin; spec. in liturgical use (see quot. 1960).
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1889 in Cent. Dict.
1920 Proc. Soc. Antiq. 18 Mar. 131 The enamelled basins known as gemellions.
1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 127/2 Gemellion, this term describes one of a pair of basins used for the liturgical washing of the hands at the Mass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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