Meaning

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

Origin

Borrowed from French manuterge, from Latin manutergium, from manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wip

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

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Forms

plural: manuterges
Singularmanuterge
Pluralmanuterges

regular

Word family

1 related words
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See also

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