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Ornamental cloth behind an altar
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dossal
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n. an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: dossel ]
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A Dossal (or dossel , dorsel , dosel ), from French dos ( back ), is one of a number of terms for something rising from the back of a church altar . In modern usage it is generally restricted to, firstly, a cloth hanging or, secondly, a board, often carved ...
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III I called in many a craftsmaster To fix emblazoned glass, To figure Cross and Sepulchre On dossal, boss, and brass.