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From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A kind of covered cylindrical cup. Full definition →
From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.