dossal
Americannoun
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dossals
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Also an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
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Archaic. dosser.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dossal
1650–60; < Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of dorsālis, equivalent to dors ( um ) back + -ālis -al 1
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The dossal is used where there is no reredos and usually is of the Church color for the Festival or Season.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by William James Miller
Leaning heavily upon the lady, at the end he won to her maiden's chamber, where there was a fair bed covered with a rich dossal of broidered silk, edged with fur.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France
In 1647 a cushion was made of the dossal.
From The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See by A. (Arthur) Clutton-Brock
I called in many a craftsmaster To fix emblazoned glass, To figure Cross and Sepulchre On dossal, boss, and brass.
From Poems of the Past and the Present by Thomas Hardy
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