missal stand
noun
a lectern for a missal, especially one on an altar.
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Nearby words
- miss the point,
- miss.,
- missa,
- missa cantata,
- missal,
- missay,
- missed abortion,
- missed labor,
- misseem,
- missel
Also called altar stand.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019