altar cloth
noun
a cloth covering for an altar.
altar cloths
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pluralof altar cloth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two altar cloths of white Bruges satin, with drops like spots of blood, made of red velvet.
From Time ● May 16, 2012
Benedictine nuns specialize in making church ornaments, vestments and altar cloths.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next came an electric organ, boxes full of things like altar cloths and processional candles, and a rack bearing priestly vestments.
From Time Magazine Archive
The altar cloths had to be discarded when the “Mass” was reformed into the “Holy p. 54Communion.”
From The Annals of Willenhall by Frederick William Hackwood
Much of this fine lace was worked for church vestments and altar cloths.
From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes
