Found 2 items, similar to calefactory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: calefactory
calefactory
adj : serving to heat;
“a heating pad is calefactory” [syn:
calefactive,
heating]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Calefactory
Calefactory
\Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. calefactorius.]
Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
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Calefactory
\Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, n.
1. (Eccl.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a
sitting room.
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2. 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.
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