Aspergill

WordNet (r) 3.0

aspergill n 1: a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water [syn: aspergill, aspersorium]


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aspergill As"per*gill, Aspergillum As`per*gil"lum, n. [LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See Asperse, v. t.] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.] 2. (Zo["o]l.) See Wateringpot shell.