dossal noun.
['dɒs(ǝ)l] Also
dossel.
M17.[medieval Latin dossale neut. of dossalis for late Latin dorsalis DORSAL. Cf. Old French dossal, -el; DOSSER noun1.]1. An ornamental cloth forming a cover for the back of a seat.
arch. M17.2. Ecclesiastical. An ornamental cloth hung at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
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