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Calefactory
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with.
(2):
(n.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.
(3):
(a.) Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calefactory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/calefactory.html. 1828.