noun
- ornamental cloths hung behind and above an altar in a church
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The cathedral’s beautiful dossals were embroidered with gold thread.
- During Lent, the church replaced the colorful dossals with purple ones.
- The medieval dossals depicted scenes from the life of Christ.
- Volunteers carefully cleaned the antique dossals before Easter.
- The new dossals were donated by a parishioner in memory of her husband.
- The priest adjusted the dossals before beginning the service.