ASPERGILL

{ As″per‐gill (�), ‖As′per‐gil″lum (�), } n. [[LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See Asperse, v. t.]] 1. 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.]
2. 2. (Zoöl.) See Wateringpot shell.