Magdalen cup

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Etymology[edit]

From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ.

Noun[edit]

Magdalen cup (plural Magdalen cups)

  1. A kind of covered cylindrical cup.
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