"Magdalen cup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Magdalen cups [plural]
Etymology: From depictions of the ointment jar supposed to have been used by Mary Magdalen to wash the feet of Jesus Christ. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Magdalen cup (plural Magdalen cups)
  1. A kind of covered cylindrical cup.

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