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altar cloth

noun

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  1. A decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar.

    • With the expansion of possibilities for altar cloths and their ability to express the given seasons, we are rightly less inclined to use extra hangings (sometimes called paraments) for festivals.
    • The altar cloths and eucharistic vessels will be placed on the credence.
    • According to the evidence label, it was an altar cloth, slightly yellowed, about ten feet long and two and a half feet wide, with lace trim on three sides.

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