calefactory
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æktəɹi
Etymology 1[edit]
- Borrowed from Latin calefactorius.
Adjective[edit]
calefactory (comparative more calefactory, superlative most calefactory)
Translations[edit]
warming
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
calefactory (plural calefactories)
- (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
- Synonyms: common house, warming house, warming room, pisalis, pyrale
- A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
Translations[edit]
warming room
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Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- calefactory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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