calefactory
IPA: kˈæɫʌfæktɝi
noun
- (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
- A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
adjective
- warming
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Examples of "calefactory" in Sentences
- Beyond this is the calefactory or day room of the monks.
- In the south western corner of the cloister is the calefactory.
- Also the Calefactory arming room still remains but without a roof.
- Beyond this stretches southward the calefactory or day room of the monks.