altar cloth

noun

a cloth covering for an altar.

Origin of altar cloth

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Words nearby altar cloth

altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altarpiece, altar rail, altar stone

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Example sentences from the Web for altar cloth

Kirstie had begun her ties, and Jean the altar-cloth, again.
Red Hair|Elinor Glyn
The priest kissed the altar-cloth, clasped his hands, and multiplied signs of the cross over host and chalice.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola
The kneeling piece, which projects from under the folds of the altar-cloth, is of dark wood highly polished.
The Saxons|Edwin Davies Schoonmaker
Towel, tow′el, n. a cloth for wiping the skin after it is washed, and for other purposes: an altar-cloth.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

The altar-cloth one, Jean, is my age, the other three are older.
Red Hair|Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for altar cloth

altar cloth

noun

Christianity the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal

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单词	altar cloth
释义	altar cloth noun a cloth covering for an altar. Origin of altar cloth Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200 Words nearby altar cloth altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altarpiece, altar rail, altar stone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for altar cloth Kirstie had begun her ties, and Jean the altar-cloth, again. Red Hair\|Elinor Glyn The priest kissed the altar-cloth, clasped his hands, and multiplied signs of the cross over host and chalice. Abbe Mouret's Transgression\|Emile Zola The kneeling piece, which projects from under the folds of the altar-cloth, is of dark wood highly polished. The Saxons\|Edwin Davies Schoonmaker Towel, tow′el, n. a cloth for wiping the skin after it is washed, and for other purposes: an altar-cloth. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various The altar-cloth one, Jean, is my age, the other three are older. Red Hair\|Elinor Glyn British Dictionary definitions for altar cloth altar cloth noun Christianity the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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