piscina
noun
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
piscinae
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pluralof piscina.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are within it two piscinae and two aumbries at different levels, indicating, no doubt, an alteration of level in the altar itself during the period that this chantry was in use.
From Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda by Rev. Thomas Perkins
Oysters from the Lucrine Lake were in great demand; snails were fattened in ponds for cooking, while the villas of the rich had their piscinae filled with fresh or salt-water fish.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by John Lord
The religious houses had their piscinae and vivaria—their stews and fish-pools.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
In the eastern aisles of each arm of the transept there were three chantry chapels, whose piscinae remain.
From Yorkshire by Gordon Home
Before the Reformation there certainly were two altars on that side, one at each extremity, where piscinae were discovered during the restorations of 1832.
