A glass bowl or tumbler for rinsing the mouth or fingers after a meal. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > finger-bowl (4) water glass1766 A glass bowl or tumbler for rinsing the mouth or fingers after a meal. Obsolete. finger glass1789 (a) a small glass containing water, used to rinse the fingers and sometimes the mouth at the end of a meal; cf. finger bowl n.; †(b) (in plural)… gemellion1889 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… finger bowl1895 a small bowl containing water for rinsing the fingers during or after a meal; cf. finger glass n. (a). |
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