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aquamanile
aq·ua·ma·ni·le A5409050 (ăk′wə-mə-nī′lē, ä′kwə-mə-nē′lā)n. pl. aq·ua·ma·ni·les (-nī′lēz, -nē′lās) or aq·ua·ma·ni·li·a (-nĭl′ē-ə) A vessel, often in the shape of an animal, used to pour water over the hands, especially in ritual cleansing.
[Medieval Latin aquaemanīle, aquamanīle, alteration (perhaps influenced by Latin manus, hand) of Latin aquimināle, wash-basin, variant of earlier aquae mānāle aquae manāle (form uncertain) : aquae, genitive of aqua, water; see akw-ā in Indo-European roots + probably mānāle, ewer (from neuter of mānālis, flowing : mānāre, to trickle, flow + -ālis, adjectival suffix).]aquamanile (ˌækwəməˈnaɪliː; ˌækwəməˈniːliː) (ˌækwəməˈneɪliː) or aquamanalena medieval water vessela basin used by a Roman Catholic priest to wash his hands during MassAquamanile
Aquamanile an ancient vessel for holding water, a table washstand. Aquamaniles have been known since ancient times and were widely used in the Middle Ages (in ancient Russia, Western Europe, and the Orient). They were made of bronze or clay, usually in the shape of an animal, bird, or horseman. |