/dos"euhl/ , n.
1. Also, dorsal . an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
2. Archaic. dosser 1 (def. 2).
Also, dossel .
[ 1650-60; dossale, for L dorsale, neut. of dorsalis, equiv. to dors ( um ) back + -alis -AL 1 ]