calefactory

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Adjective

calefactory

1. warming

Noun

calefactory (plural calefactories)

1. (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
2. A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands

Synonyms

• (monastic room) common house, warming house, pisalis, pyrale

Related terms

• calefaction
• calefactor

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