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Ampullae (gcide) | Ampulla \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. Ampull[ae]. [L. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles
and bellying out like a jug.
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2. (Eccl.)
(a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or
coronation is kept. --Shipley.
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3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle,
as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the
dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
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Ampullae (gcide) | Ampulla \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. Ampull[ae]. [L. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles
and bellying out like a jug.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Eccl.)
(a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or
coronation is kept. --Shipley.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle,
as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the
dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
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