DOSSAL Definition & Meaning

dossal

or ��ǲ�·��

[ dos-uhl ]

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noun

Also an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
Archaic. dosser ¹( def 2 ).

dossal

/ ˈ��ɒ��ə�� /

noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dossal¹

1650–60; < Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of ��ǰ��, equivalent to dors ( um ) back + -�� -al ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dossal¹

C17: from Medieval Latin ��ǲ��, neuter of ��ǲ��, variant of ��ǰ�� dorsal

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The beautiful dossal, or ornamented cloth suspended behind an altar.

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The dossal is used where there is no reredos and usually is of the Church color for the Festival or Season.

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Sometimes a painting takes its place, or a dossal—a decorated curtain of as rich material as circumstances will allow.

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Leaning heavily upon the lady, at the end he won to her maiden's chamber, where there was a fair bed covered with a rich dossal of broidered silk, edged with fur.

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I called in many a craftsmaster To fix emblazoned glass, To figure Cross and Sepulchre On dossal, boss, and brass.

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