ASPERGILLUM


Meaning of ASPERGILLUM in English

/as'peuhr jil"euhm/ , n. , pl. aspergilla /-jil"euh/ , aspergillums . Rom. Cath. Ch.

a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water; aspersorium.

[ 1640-50; asperg ( ere ) to besprinkle (see A- 5 , SPARGE) + -illum dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .