aquamanile
[ ak-wuh-muh-nahy-lee, ah-kwuh-muh-nee-ley ]
/ ˌæk wə məˈnaɪ li, ˌɑ kwə məˈni leɪ /
noun, plural aq·ua·ma·ni·les [ak-wuh-muh-nahy-leez, ah-kwuh-muh-nee-leys] /ˌæk wə məˈnaɪ liz, ˌɑ kwə məˈni leɪs/, aq·ua·ma·nil·i·a [ak-wuh-muh-nil-ee-uh, ah-kwuh-] /ˌæk wə məˈnɪl i ə, ˌɑ kwə-/.
a medieval ewer, often made in grotesque animal forms.
Ecclesiastical.
a basin used by a celebrant for washing the hands during the saying of the Mass.
Also
aquaemanale,
aquamanale.
Origin of aquamanile
1870–75; < Medieval Latin, Late Latin: alteration (perhaps by association with
manus hand) of Latin
aquimināle, aquae mānāle ewer, equivalent to
aquae, genitive of
aqua water +
mānāle (or
manāle), perhaps derivative of
mānāre to flow, pour
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aqualung,
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aquamarine,
aquanaut,
aquaphobia,
aquaplane,
aquaponics