'Padella' definitions:
Definition of 'Padella'
From: GCIDE
- Padella \Pa*del"la\, n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a pan.] A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle. [1913 Webster]