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dossal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dossal has 1 sense
- dossal(n = noun.artifact) dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel; Array is a kind of hanging, wall hanging
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dossal, n. a hanging cloth behind an altar or round a chancel.
Etymology
med.L dossale f. LL dorsalis DORSAL
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