piscina noun. [pɪ'si:nǝ, pɪ'sʌɪnǝ] Pl. -nas, -nae [-ni:]. L16.
[Latin = fish-pond, in medieval Latin in sense 2, from piscis fish.]
1. A fish-pond. Also (Hist.), a pool or pond for bathing or swimming. L16.

2. Ecclesiastical. A stone basin for draining water used in the Mass, found chiefly in Roman Catholic and pre-Reformation churches, usu. on the south side of the altar. L18.

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