<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">gemellions</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>ablution basins</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>basins</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>double ablution basins</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gemellion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Basins of metal or porcelain, produced as a pair and fitting one inside the other: one bowl with a small spout to pour water over the hands and the other to serve as a catch basin. They were used for washing the hands before meals or during liturgical ceremonies. They were being produced in Limoges by the 13th-century, although the form is earlier. The name is derived from "gemellus," the Latin word for "twin"), referring to the fact that they were produced in pairs. ]]></note></mads>