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PRONUNCIATION OF AQUAMANILE

aquamanile  [ˌækwəməˈnaɪliː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AQUAMANILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aquamanile is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AQUAMANILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aquamanile

Aquamanile

In modern usage, an aquamanile is a ewer or jug-type vessel in the form of one or more animal or human figures. It usually contained water for the washing of hands over a basin, which was part of both upper-class meals and the Christian Eucharist. Historically the term was sometimes used for any shape of basin or ewer so used, regardless of shape. Most surviving examples are in metal, typically copper alloys, as pottery versions have rarely survived.

Definition of aquamanile in the English dictionary

The definition of aquamanile in the dictionary is a medieval water vessel. Other definition of aquamanile is a basin used by a Roman Catholic priest to wash his hands during Mass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AQUAMANILE


alae
ˈeɪliː
ancile
ænˈsaɪliː
aquamanale
ˌækwəməˈneɪliː
axillae
ækˈsɪliː
hyle
ˈhaɪliː
intermaxillae
ˌɪntəmækˈsɪliː
mammillae
mæˈmɪliː
maxillae
mækˈsɪliː
papillae
pəˈpɪliː
Philae
ˈfaɪliː
phylae
ˈfaɪliː
premaxillae
ˌpriːmækˈsɪliː
squillae
ˈskwɪliː
strobilae
ˈstrəʊbɪliː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AQUAMANILE

aquaerobics
aquafarm
aquafarming
aquafer
aquafitness
aquafortist
aqualeather
aqualung
aquamanale
aquamarine
aquanaut
aquanautics
aquaphobe
aquaphobia
aquaphobic
aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaning
aquaporin
aquarelle

WORDS THAT END LIKE AQUAMANILE

anile
automobile
bile
campanile
chile
facile
file
isoaminile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
penile
presenile
profile
senile
smile
textile
tile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of aquamanile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aquamanile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AQUAMANILE

Find out the translation of aquamanile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aquamanile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aquamanile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aquamanile
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguamanil
570 millions of speakers

English

aquamanile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aquamanile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غسل اليدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

aquamanile
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aquamanile
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aquamanile
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aquamanile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aquamanile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aquamanile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

aquamanile
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aquamanile
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aquamanile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aquamanile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aquamanile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकस्मात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aquamanile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aquamanile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aquamanile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

aquamanile
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aquamanile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

aquamanile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aquamanilen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aquamanile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aquamanile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aquamanile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AQUAMANILE»

The term «aquamanile» is normally little used and occupies the 132.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AQUAMANILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aquamanile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aquamanile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aquamanile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AQUAMANILE»

Discover the use of aquamanile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aquamanile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Facts and Artefacts: Art in the Islamic World : Festschrift ...
ANALYSING A PICTORIAL NARRATIVE— THE AQUAMANILE IN THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM IN ST PETERSBURG ELIZABETH S. ETTINGHAUSEN, PRINCETON The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg acquired this famous aqua- manile ...
Annette Hagedorn, Avînoʿam Šālēm, 2007
2
The Robert Lehman Collection: European sculpture and ...
Fig. 1.2.. Seated lion aquamanile, nineteenth century. Bronze. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, M.5o9.I9 5 6 Recently, Barnet and Dandridge also questioned the authenticity of the Hamburg aquamanile.8 The provenance of the Lehman ...
Frits Scholten, 2011
3
Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art
Photo 6.4 Knight on Horseback, aquamanile, German, made in Lower Saxony, mid- to late thirteenth century, copper alloy, 14 3/4 Â 12 5/8 Â 5 9/16 in. (37.5 Â 32 Â 14.2 cm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Irwin Untermyer, ...
Janetta Rebold Benton, 2009
4
Index Universalis Multilingualis: Deutsch - Französisch - ...
... Weihwasser - eau bénite - holy water, 2/35 aqua exorcisata - Weihwasser - eau bénite — holy water, 2/35 aqua(e)manilis - Aquamanile - aquamanile aquamanile, 2/69 Aquädukt — aqueduc — aqueduct, 9/188 Aquäduktbrücke = Aquädukt ...
K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter, 2003
5
The Guennol Collection
A. ROMANESQUE. LION-HEAD. AQUAMANILE. 'A THETHER for rare works in jeweled gold or ordinary objects in common materials, the medieval artisan employed his art and skill to create the finest pieces that he could.1 Water ewers,  ...
Ida Ely Rubin, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1975
6
Metalwork in Medieval Islamic Art
Depicted on the 'Bobrinski kettle,' on an aquamanile in the form of a zebu in the Hermitage, and a candlestick in Cairo. For the first see Ettinghausen, "Bobrinski kettle," p. 203; for the aquamanile see Diakonov, "Un aquamanile"; for the ...
Eva Baer, 1983
7
Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg, 1300-1550
349, no. 397, pl. 74; Mende, 1974, pp. 18, 19, 21, fig. 12; I-Iirschmann, 1976, 1,pp . 31—38;Stafski, in Die Parler. . . , 1978, 1, p. 345;Mende, 1979, pp. $5, 56,1981, 2, pp. 11}, 117. I8 Lion Aquamanile Nuremberg, about 1400 Brass, hollow cast, ...
‎1986
8
Medieval Art from Private Collections: A Special Exhibition ...
99 German, Lower Saxon, about 1 200 Lion-head aquamanile Bronze, originally fire-gilded, and champleve' enamel 6% x 6 in. (16.5 x 15.2 cm.) This aquamanile is an exceptional piece. There are a number of aquamanilia in the form of ...
‎1968
9
Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
99 German, Lou/er Saxon, about 1 200 Lion-head aquamanile Bronze, originally fire-gilded, and champlevé enamel 61/; x 6 in. (16.5 x 15.2 cm.) This aquamanile is an exceptional piece. There are a number of aquamanilia in the form of ...
Barbara Burn, 1993
10
Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan ...
Figure 57 depicts a North German lion aquamanile made in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. It is possible that similar vessels were carried aboard the Portuguese—and later Dutch-ships that traded with Benin. Aquamaniles in Benin were ...
Kate Ezra, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AQUAMANILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aquamanile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heirs of Jewish art dealers sue Germany over art haul sold in Nazi era
A sirens aquamanile and a lion aquamanile from the Guelph Treasure (Alamy). Originally collected over centuries by the Braunschweig ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
2
Invitation to Consign: African, Oceanic & American Indian Art
Three lots from the collection of Rudolf and Leonore Blum sold for over €500,000 including an aquamanile in the form of a leopard which ... «Christie's, Jan 15»
3
Medieval Art Finds Niche Market
At Christie's, a 12th-century North German bronze aquamanile — a vessel for pouring water over hands — playfully shaped as a dragon, sold ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
4
How grand designs from early Islamic civilisation has endured
One is a delicate bronze vessel, known as an aquamanile and used to carry water, in the shape of what appears to be an eagle. In the luxury of ... «The National, Oct 14»
5
Welfenschatz Kritik an Empfehlung der Limbach-Kommission
Ein Sirenen-Aquamanile (um 1230) und ein Löwen-Aquamanile sind Teil des Welfenschatzes und sind im Bode-Museum in Berlin zu sehen. «Deutschlandfunk, Mar 14»
6
The Jewish Museum Will Be Open Christmas Day with Chagall …
The first in a new series of installations centers around a rare Jewish aquamanile, a lion-shaped handwashing pitcher made of bronze and ... «Broadway World, Dec 13»
7
House Beautiful: A home with a history
This tiny lion is a 19th century replica of a much larger Medieval aquamanile, a water vessel which would have been filled with rose water and ... «Victoria Times Colonist, Nov 13»
8
Rare Bronze Medieval Aquamanile
The first exhibition in this series, Masterpieces & Curiosities: A Medieval Aquamanile, focuses on an extremely rare, late twelfth-century bronze lion aquamanile, ... «Copper.org, Nov 13»
9
The Jewish Museum to Launch New 4-Year Exhibit Series, 11/8
Aquamanile new Beginning November 8, The Jewish Museum will launch a new series of exhibitions focused on individual works in its ... «Broadway World, Oct 13»
10
The Metropolitan Museum Features Medieval Church Treasures in …
On October 6, aSunday at the Met program includes the showing of a film on the creation of a bronze aquamanile, followed by a discussion by ... «Broadway World, Aug 13»

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