manuterge
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French manuterge, from Latin manutergium, from manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wipe, clean”) + -ium.
Noun
[edit]manuterge (plural manuterges)
- (Catholicism) A towel used by a priest during liturgy.
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[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]manuterge m (plural manuterges)
Further reading
[edit]- “manuterge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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