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Dossal - Wikipedia
A Dossal (or dossel, dorsel, dosel), from French dos (back), is one of a number of terms for something rising from the back of a church altar.
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DOSSAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
noun dos· sal ˈdä-səl variants or dorsal ˈdȯr-səl or dossel ˈdä-səl : an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar.
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DOSSAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Archaic., dosser. dossal. / ˈdɒsəl /. noun. an ornamental hanging, placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of a chancel. “Collins ...
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dossal
dossal, dossel (ˈdɒsəl) Also 7 dosel, dorsel. [ad. med.L. dossāle, var. of dorsāle a hanging behind a seat, an altar, etc., after OF. dossel (occas. dossal), f. dos back.] a. An ornamental cloth forming a cover for the back of a seat: = dosser1 1. arch. b. Eccl. An ornamental cloth, usually embroide...
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Dossal - The Episcopal Church
A large cloth or piece of fabric that is hung on the wall behind the altar. Its color may match the liturgical color of the day, and it may be decorated with ...
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DOSSAL definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
dossal in American English ... an ornamental upholstery at the back of a chair, throne, etc. 2. an ornamental cloth, as one hung behind an altar.
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Dossal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
noun an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
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Dossal
A dossal is a decorative cloth displayed on the back of some Christian altars. The word dossal (dossel) derives from the medieval Latin dossale/dorsale.
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Custom Church Curtains | Dossal Curtains - Watts & Co.
Our dossal curtains are fully bespoke and crafted to suit your church. We'll need to know the measurements and how you plan to hang the curtain.
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dossal | dossel, n. meanings, etymology and more
dossal is a borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin dossāle. See etymology. Nearby entries. dosha, n.1959–; dosimeter ...
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dossal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
dossal (plural dossals). Alternative form of dorsal (“a hanging or canopy”). Anagrams.
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Reredos
For altars that are against the wall, the retable often sits on top of the altar, at the back, particularly when there is no reredos (in which case a dossal
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parafront
† ˈparafront Obs. Also 7 paraphront. [f. Gr. παρα- beside, alongside of + front.] A hanging for an altar, apparently a dossal.1641 Comm. of Accommod. in Neal Hist. Purit. (1733) II. 462 Advancing Crucifixes and Images upon the Parafront or Altar-cloth. a 1670 Hacket in Plume Life (1865) 129 The most...
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Retable
Dossal is another term that may overlap with both retable and reredos; today it usually means an altarpiece painting rising at the back of the altar to
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