philatory

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noun

A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.

OriginOld French filatiere →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounphilatory (plural philatories)

plural philatories

  1. A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchfilatiere
  2. Englishphilatory

From Old French filatiere, philatiere. See phylactery.

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APA

philatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philatory

MLA

“philatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philatory.

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