ombrellino

[ om-bruh-lee-noh ]

noun

, Western Church.

, plural om·brel·li·nos.

1. the white silk canopy held over the Eucharist while transferring it from one place to another, especially from the main altar to a side altar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombrellino¹

1840–50; < Italian: literally, parasol, sunshade

Example Sentences

Le pommeau, says the chronicler, est orn de ce que les Romains nomment Ombrellino (petit dais en parasol).

From Project Gutenberg

The Blessed Sacrament was now to be carried round the lines of the sick, beneath an ombrellino.

From Project Gutenberg