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gemellion|dʒɪˈmɛlɪən|
Also gemellione.
[ad. med.L. gemellio, f. L. gemellus a twin.]
One of a pair of basins used for washing the hands before meals, the water being poured over the hands from one basin and caught by the other; hence, any decorative basin; spec. in liturgical use (see quot. 1960).
1889in Cent. Dict. 1920Proc. Soc. Antiq. 18 Mar. 131 The enamelled basins known as gemellions. 1960H. Hayward Antique Coll. 127/2 Gemellion, this term describes one of a pair of basins used for the liturgical washing of the hands at the Mass. |