dossal

or dos·sel

[ dos-uhl ]

noun
  1. Also dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.

  2. Archaic. dosser1 (def. 2).

Origin of dossal

1
1650–60; <Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of dorsālis, equivalent to dors(um) back + -ālis-al1

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British Dictionary definitions for dossal

dossal

dossel

/ (ˈdɒsəl) /


noun
  1. an ornamental hanging, placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of a chancel

Origin of dossal

1
C17: from Medieval Latin dossāle, neuter of dossālis, variant of dorsālis dorsal

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