ombrellinon.
/ˌɒmbrəˈliːnəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɑmbrəˈlinoʊ/ 1. Roman Catholic Church. A small umbrella-like canopy held over the Host when it is carried in procession.
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society > faith > artefacts > cloths, carpets, cushions > cloth (general) > eucharistic cloth > [noun] > to cover the sacrament
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1847 F. W. Faber Let. in R. Chapman Father Faber (1961) viii. 163 The bell and lights and..the flashing ombrellino had a most touching effect among the trees. We deposited our Lord in His own tabernacle after receiving His Benediction.
1931 D. Attwater Catholic Encycl. Dict. Ombrellino, a small flat canopy with one staff borne over the Blessed Sacrament when it is carried from its own altar to another for exposition, etc., and, in some countries, when it is taken to the sick.
1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 983/2 Ombrellino, in the W. Church the small umbrella-like canopy of white silk carried over the Blessed Sacrament when it is moved informally from one place to another.
1987 16th Cent. Jrnl. 18 174 This was a canopy, the pavilion or ombrellino, which stood for the secular power of the papacy, over the crossed papal keys surmounting the arms of the cardinal chamberlain.
2. A parasol, a sunshade. Cf. ombrelle n. rare.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > an umbrella or parasol > specific for sun
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1964 Punch 26 Feb. 326/3 I came round lying on the sand under an ombrellino.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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