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dalmatics

dalmatics is the plural of dalmatic.

Meaning of dalmatic

Noun

dalmatic (plural dalmatics)

  1. A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.
    • He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].1890, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Synonyms:
    dalmatica

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Noun capitalized: Dalmatics

Dalmatics

  1. (plural) plural of Dalmatic

Questions about dalmatics

What is dalmatics the plural of?
Dalmatics is the plural of dalmatic.
What part of speech is dalmatics?
Dalmatics is a noun.

Words near dalmatics in the dictionary

  1. dalmatians
  2. dalmatic
  3. dalmatica
  4. dalmaticae
  5. dalmaticas
  6. dalmatics
  7. Dalmation
  8. dalmatique
  9. dalmatiques
  10. Dalmato-
  11. Dalmellington

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