PISCINAS

Noun

piscinas

plural of piscina

Source: Wiktionary


PISCINA

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



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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