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.

Words nearby humeral veil

hume, hume's law, hume, david, humectant, humeral, humeral veil, humeroradial, humeroscapular, humeroulnar, humerus, humic

Origin of humeral veil

First recorded in 1850–55

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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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