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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water;
[syn: aspergill, aspersorium]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aspergill \As"per*gill\, Aspergillum \As`per*gil"lum\, n. [LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See Asperse, v. t.] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) See Wateringpot shell. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aspergill n 1: a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water [syn: aspergill, aspersorium]