(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:01:40

Pis*ci"na (?), n. [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a fish.] Arch.

A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.

 

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