Calefactory
Pronunciation : Cal`e*fac"to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. calefactorius.]
Definition : Defn: Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cal`e*fac"to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Eccl.)
Defn: An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.
2. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913