aspergillum

noun

as·per·gil·lum ˌa-spər-ˈji-ləm

plural aspergilla ˌa-spər-ˈji-lə

or aspergillums

: a brush or small perforated container with a handle that is used for sprinkling holy water in a liturgical service

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Father David Askoak takes an aspergillum — a brush used for holy water — dips it into one of the containers and sprinkles the crowd with the water. —

Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023 Harvard University researchers hoping to build stronger and lighter structures looked for inspiration in the deep-water sponge Euplectella aspergillum, whose tubelike skeleton forms a square grid with diagonal reinforcements. —

Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2020

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