An ornamental cloth, plate, or other decoration worn on or over a person's chest, esp. as part of ceremonial dress. Now chiefly historical.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > vestments > sartorial appurtenances > [noun] > rational > worn by bishops during celebration of mass (3) pectoral?a1439 An ornamental cloth, plate, or other decoration worn on or over a person's chest, esp. as part of ceremonial dress. Now chiefly historical. reasonal1574 = rationale, n.2 1. rationale1849 (a) A breast ornament worked in gold sometimes worn by bishops over the chasuble during the celebration of mass (see quot. 1950). Now chiefly histo… |
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