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单词 superfrontal
释义 superfrontal|ˈs(j)uːpəfrʌntəl|
[ad. med.L. superfrontāle: see super- and frontal n.]
1. [super- 3.] A covering of silk or stuff hanging over the upper edge of an altar frontal.
1858Direct. Anglic. (ed. J. Purchas) 5 The slab of the Altar should be covered with the cere-cloth, which in its turn is covered by the superfrontal, which hangs down about ten inches below.1903Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 10/2 A lady has presented to St. Paul's Cathedral a magnificent frontal and superfrontal.
2. [super- 1 d.] A dossal.
[1844Pugin Gloss. Eccl. Orn. s.v. Frontal, A piece of richly embroidered stuff was also frequently hung above the altar, called a Super-frontale, or upper Frontal, being in fact a low dossell.]1887Hook's Ch. Dict., Super-frontal. I. Originally a decoration attached to the wall behind and above the altar.
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