English Explanatory Dictionary

Magdalen cup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of covered cylindrical cup.

Word forms

Magdalen cup Magdalen cups

Etymology

From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ.

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