DOSSAL


Meaning of DOSSAL in English

[ 'dɒs(ə)l ]

■ noun an ornamental cloth hung behind an altar in a church or at the sides of a chancel.

Origin

C17: from med. L. ~e , from late L. dorsalis (see dorsal ).

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