释义 |
† church-cloth a. Any ecclesiastical vestment (pl. -clothes). b. Any cloth used in the service of the church. c. The parish shroud.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 163 Þe chirche cloðes ben to⁓brokene, and ealde. 1585Vestry Bks. (Surtees) 20 Washinge the churche clothes, vd. 1632Chapman Ball ii. i, Thou mayst be buried, And have the church-cloth: if you can put in Security, the parish shall be put To no more charge. |