dossal

dos·sal

also dos·sel D0314200 (dŏs′əl)n. An ornamental hanging of rich fabric, as behind an altar.

[Medieval Latin dossāle, from neuter of dossālis, dorsal, from Late Latin dorsālis; see dorsal.]

dossal

(ˈdɒsəl) or

dossel

n (Ecclesiastical Terms) an ornamental hanging, placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of a chancel[C17: from Medieval Latin dossāle, neuter of dossālis, variant of dorsālis dorsal]

dos•sal

or dos•sel

(ˈdɒs əl)

n. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel. [1650–60; < Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of dorsālis, derivative of dorsum back]

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dossal - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chanceldosselhanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

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noun an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel

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