01 a. Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
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Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
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Webster, 1913
Calefactory
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02 n. An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.
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An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.(Eccl.)
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A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with.