Ecclesiastical .

the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26

6?12.

the passage recited.

the small towel or the basin used.

(in many medieval monasteries) a large stone basin equipped with a number of small orifices through which water flowed, used for the performance of ablutions.

a washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall

now often used for decoration or as a planter.