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altar cloth

altar cloth noun: a decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar.

altar cloth: a decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar
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Noun

altar cloth (plural altar cloths)

  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.1993, G. Thomas Ryan, The Sacristy Manual, page 49
    • The altar cloths and eucharistic vessels will be placed on the credence.2010, I.S. Cooper, Ceremonies of The Young Rite, page 305

Forms of altar cloth

pluralaltar cloths

Questions about altar cloth

What does altar cloth mean?
Altar cloth means a decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar.
What part of speech is altar cloth?
Altar cloth is a noun.
What is the plural of altar cloth?
The plural of altar cloth is altar cloths.

Words near altar cloth in the dictionary

  1. altar call
  2. altar calls
  3. altar card
  4. altar cards
  5. altar carpet
  6. altar cloth
  7. altar cloths
  8. altar girl
  9. altar girls
  10. altar guild
  11. altar guilds

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