n. a wide-sleeved long loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by a monarch at his or her coronation.
[ ME f. OF dalmatique or LL dalmatica (vestis robe) of Dalmatia ]
n. a wide-sleeved long loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by a monarch at his or her coronation.
[ ME f. OF dalmatique or LL dalmatica (vestis robe) of Dalmatia ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012