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altar cloths

altar cloths is the plural of altar cloth.

Meaning of altar cloth

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

Questions about altar cloths

What is altar cloths the plural of?
Altar cloths is the plural of altar cloth.

Words near altar cloths in the dictionary

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

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