altar clothn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːltə klɒθ/,

/ˈɒltə klɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈɔltər ˌklɔθ/,

/ˈɑltər ˌklɑθ/

Forms: see altar n. and cloth n.; also 1500s aught cloth (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: altar n., cloth n.

Etymology: < altar n. + cloth n. Compare Middle Dutch outaercleet (Dutch altaarkleed), Middle High German altarkleit, Old Icelandic alterisklæði, Old Swedish altarakläþe (Swedish altarkläde); also Middle Low German altārklēdinge altar cloth, early modern German altarkleidung altar cloth, vestment.

A cloth used to cover an altar; spec. (a) a cloth of white linen covering the top of the altar during the communion or Mass; (b) an ornamental altar frontal or superfrontal (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > altar cloth > [noun]

altar clotha1200

towel?1284

riddelc1380

communion cloth1573

society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > eucharistic cloth > [noun]

altar clotha1200

corporasc1200

towel?1284

corporal1381

sindon?1553

offertory1725

chrismal1845

society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > altar cloth > [noun] > at front

hatchOE

frontal1381

pall?a1475

antepend1501

pendle1501

stole1513

suffront1516

altar cloth1522

front1533

altar front1539

antependium1594

fronton1749

altar frontal1836

altar facing1856

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 (MED) His alter cloð great and sole.

1386 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 39 (MED) Et iiij Auterclothis meliores.

a1449 in J. Stratford Bedford Inventories (1993) 223 Item, an autre cloth.

c1450 Lay Folks Mass Bk. (York Min. 16.M.4) (1879) 71 Awterclath or towel, or any other anourment.

1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 117 I bequethe to Fryers of Babbewell an aughter clothe of diaper.

1556 in C. Innes Liber S. Marie de Calchou (1846) II. 480 For the wesching of the alter claythis.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 62 Rich Coaps, gorgeous Altar-clothes.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 422 The most valuable thing in all this wardrobe is the..altar-cloth, covered with pearls, rubies, and other stones.

1832 Royal Lady's Mag. Feb. 76/1 In a niche stood a heavy ebony table, hung with a decayed altar-cloth of rose-point.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 511/1 Velvet work..is..largely used in Church Embroideries as a background for altar cloths and hangings.

1904 Windsor Mag. Jan. 296/2 A little place hung about with Eastern draperies and altar-cloths.

1990 Orientations Apr. 41/3 The length suggests an architectural ornament, such as an altar cloth.

2007 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 19/2 Polish lace-makers [are] facing declining demand for their table and altar cloths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	altar cloth
释义	altar clothn. Brit. /ˈɔːltə klɒθ/, /ˈɒltə klɒθ/, U.S. /ˈɔltər ˌklɔθ/, /ˈɑltər ˌklɑθ/ Forms: see altar n. and cloth n.; also 1500s aught cloth (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: altar n., cloth n. Etymology: < altar n. + cloth n. Compare Middle Dutch outaercleet (Dutch altaarkleed), Middle High German altarkleit, Old Icelandic alterisklæði, Old Swedish altarakläþe (Swedish altarkläde); also Middle Low German altārklēdinge altar cloth, early modern German altarkleidung altar cloth, vestment. A cloth used to cover an altar; spec. (a) a cloth of white linen covering the top of the altar during the communion or Mass; (b) an ornamental altar frontal or superfrontal (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > altar cloth > [noun] altar clotha1200 towel?1284 riddelc1380 communion cloth1573 society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > eucharistic cloth > [noun] altar clotha1200 corporasc1200 towel?1284 corporal1381 sindon?1553 offertory1725 chrismal1845 society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > altar cloth > [noun] > at front hatchOE frontal1381 pall?a1475 antepend1501 pendle1501 stole1513 suffront1516 altar cloth1522 front1533 altar front1539 antependium1594 fronton1749 altar frontal1836 altar facing1856 a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 (MED) His alter cloð great and sole. 1386 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 39 (MED) Et iiij Auterclothis meliores. a1449 in J. Stratford Bedford Inventories (1993) 223 Item, an autre cloth. c1450 Lay Folks Mass Bk. (York Min. 16.M.4) (1879) 71 Awterclath or towel, or any other anourment. 1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 117 I bequethe to Fryers of Babbewell an aughter clothe of diaper. 1556 in C. Innes Liber S. Marie de Calchou (1846) II. 480 For the wesching of the alter claythis. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 62 Rich Coaps, gorgeous Altar-clothes. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 422 The most valuable thing in all this wardrobe is the..altar-cloth, covered with pearls, rubies, and other stones. 1832 Royal Lady's Mag. Feb. 76/1 In a niche stood a heavy ebony table, hung with a decayed altar-cloth of rose-point. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 511/1 Velvet work..is..largely used in Church Embroideries as a background for altar cloths and hangings. 1904 Windsor Mag. Jan. 296/2 A little place hung about with Eastern draperies and altar-cloths. 1990 Orientations Apr. 41/3 The length suggests an architectural ornament, such as an altar cloth. 2007 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 19/2 Polish lace-makers [are] facing declining demand for their table and altar cloths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1200
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