calefactory noun & adjective.
[kalɪ'fakt(ǝ)ri] LME.[Late Latin calefactorius adjective, medieval Latin -torium noun, formed as CALEFACTIVE: see -ORY1.]A. noun.
1. Medicine. =
CALEFACIENT noun.
LME-M17.2. Hist. A vessel providing heat;
spec. a metal ball containing hot water on which a priest could warm his hands before administering the Eucharist.
M16.3. A warm room in a monastery.
L17.b. adjective. Adapted to warming; producing warmth.
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