dalmatic

American  

[dal-mat-ik] / dælˈmæt ɪk /

noun

1. Ecclesiastical. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, such as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, such as at a coronation.

2. a vestment similar to a deacon's, worn by a sovereign of England at their coronation.

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dalmatic British  

/ dælˈmætɪk /

noun

1. a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops

2. a similar robe worn by a king at his coronation

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Etymology

Origin of dalmatic

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French dalmatike, from Late Latin Dalmatica (vestus) (“Dalmatian garment)”; see Dalmatia, -ic

Example Sentences

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dalmatic

The celebrant passed in a rich red damask chasuble, followed by a deacon and a subdeacon in dalmatic and tunic.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the primate, with his jewelled mitre and his stiff gold dalmatic covered with jewelled scrolls, raises his eyes, spreads his hands on high and stretches them in benediction above the bent imperial heads....

From Majesty A Novel by Couperus, Louis

Under his outermost robe, the chasuble, comes the dalmatic, through the side openings of which the rich green of the tunic appears.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

Charlemagne’s dalmatic, for instance, shows signs of having been either the work of the artist himself, or else carried out under his immediate supervision.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

Here a woman, possessed of a devil, is cured, and sends her garments to the tomb of the saint, and a dalmatic is ordered to be made out of the flocus or frocus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various