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dossal

/dos-uhl/US // ˈdɒs əl //UK // (ˈdɒsəl) //

苔藓,苔丝,苔藓类,苔痕

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
    • : Archaic. dosser.

Examples

  • Very beautiful, likewise, are the Maries that he made on the altar-dossal, lamenting the Dead Christ.

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