Columbal (kolumba)

[NL., 2. In conch., a genus of bivalve mollusks. Isaac Lea, 1837.-3. [l. c.] [ML.] In the medieval church, the name given to the ve el in which the sacrament was kept, when, as was often the case, it was made in the shape of a dove. It was of precious metal, and stood on a circular platform or basin, had a sort of corona above it, and was suspended by a chain from the roof, before the high altar. The open Columba.- French, 12th century. (From Viollet-le-Duc's "Dict. du Mobilier français.") ing was in the back. - Columba Noachi, Noah's Dove, a constellation in the southern hemisphere, close to the hind feet of Canis Major. It contains, according to Gould, 115 stars visible to the naked eye; but only 3 are prominent. It was proposed by Bartsch in 1624.