manuterge

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noun

A towel used by a priest during liturgy.

OriginFrench manuterge ← Latin manutergium →
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Meanings

nounmanuterge (plural manuterges)

plural manuterges

  1. CatholicismA towel used by a priest during liturgy.

Origin

  1. Latinmanutergium
  2. Frenchmanuterge
  3. Englishmanuterge

Borrowed from French manuterge, from Latin manutergium, from manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wipe, clean”) + -ium.

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APA

manuterge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuterge

MLA

“manuterge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuterge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manuterge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuterge.

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