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dalmatique

dalmatique is the archaic spelling 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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Forms of dalmatique

pluraldalmatiques

Questions about dalmatique

What is dalmatique the archaic spelling of?
Dalmatique is the archaic spelling of dalmatic.

Words near dalmatique in the dictionary

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

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