English Explanatory Dictionary

manuterge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A towel used by a priest during liturgy.

Word forms

manuterge manuterges

Etymology

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

Related words

detergent
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