'Calefactory' definitions:

Definition of 'calefactory'

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adjective
Serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory" [syn: calefactory, calefactive]

Definition of 'Calefactory'

From: GCIDE
  • Calefactory \Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. calefactorius.] Making hot; producing or communicating heat. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Calefactory'

From: GCIDE
  • Calefactory \Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, n.
  • 1. (Eccl.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]