Magdalen cup

English

Etymology

From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ.

Noun

Magdalen cup (plural Magdalen cups)

  1. A kind of covered cylindrical cup.
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