Bible Encyclopedias
Mortar (3)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a broad bowl of brass, latten, or copper, either with a pricket for a thick lighted taper, or else filled with a mixture of perfumed wax and oil, ill which a broad wick was kept burning both at festivals and funerals.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mortar (3)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mortar-3.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.