piscina (plural piscinas or piscinae)
A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
• See washbasin.
• Pacinis, sinapic
Source: Wiktionary
Pis*ci"na, n. Etym: [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a fish.] (Arch.)
Definition: A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
