2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.
PATELLULA
Pa*tel"lu*la, n.; pl. Patellulæ. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. patella. See
Patella.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.
PATEN Pat"en, n. Etym: [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. patène. Cf. Patina.]
1. A plate. [Obs.]
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the
Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is
usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover.
[Written also patin, patine.]
PATENA
Pat"e*na, n. Etym: [LL.] (Eccl.)
Defn: A paten.