dossal
[
dos
-
uh
l]
/ˈdɒs əl/
noun
1.
Also,
dorsal
. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
2.
Archaic.
dosser
1
(def 2).
Also,
dossel
.
Origin
1650-60;
<
Medieval Latin
dossale,
for
Latin
dorsale,
neuter of
dorsālis,
equivalent to
dors
(
um
) back +
-ālis
-al
1
British Dictionary definitions for
dossal
dossal
/
ˈdɒs
ə
l
/
noun
1.
an ornamental hanging, placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of a chancel
Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin
dossāle,
neuter of
dossālis,
variant of
dorsālis
dorsal