communion cloth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of communion cloth
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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After all this, he enters the church, creeps under the altar, and making the Bible his pillow and the communion cloth his coverlet, remains there until the break of day.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
Let us now go on to look at that splendid design embroidered in gold, and intended for a communion cloth.
From The World's Fair by Anonymous
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