What is "dossel"

Dossel \Dos"sel\, n. [See Dosel, n.] Same as Dorsal, n.

n. (alternative form of dorsal nodot=yes English) (a hanging or canopy)

n. an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: dossal]

Dössel is a village and constituent community (stadtteil) of the town of Warburg, in the district of Höxter in the east of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Dössel has historically been known by the names of Dosele and Dozele.

Dössel has a population of 682.