humeral veil

noun Ecclesiastical.

a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.

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Origin of humeral veil

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby humeral veil

humdrum, Hume, humectant, Hume, David, humeral, humeral veil, humeroradial, humeroscapular, humeroulnar, humerus, Hume's law
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British Dictionary definitions for humeral veil

humeral veil

noun

RC Church a silk shawl worn by a priest at High Mass, etcOften shortened to: veil
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