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单词 manutergium
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manutergiumn.

Brit. /manjᵿˈtəːdʒɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmænjəˈtərdʒiəm/
Inflections: Plural manutergia.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin manutergium.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin manutergium hand-towel, especially for liturgical purposes (early 5th cent.; from 7th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin manus hand (see manus n.1) + terg- , stem of tergēre to wipe (see terse adj.) + -ium -y suffix4. Compare manuterge n.
Christian Church. Now rare.
A towel on which a priest dries his hands after washing them before celebrating Mass.
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society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > eucharistic cloth > [noun] > for wiping vessels, fingers, or lips
mundatory1670
purificatory1670
manutergium1774
lavabo1837
purificator1853
manuterge1910
1774 T. West Antiq. Furness Explan. Ground Plan sig. a2 The piscina, or cistern, at which the priest washed his hands before service..over it hung the manutergium.
1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. iv. ii. 261 To these Basins naturally belong two Manutergia, Towels or Napkins,..for wiping the hands or face of the Priest, and the Sacred Vessels.
2004 J. Kienzle Judged by Love 52 The sacrarium..a special church sink..used for washing out chalices and manutergia used in connection with disposal of crumbs of the consecrated host.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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