humeral veil
noun
,
Ecclesiastical
1.
a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
Origin
1850-55
British Dictionary definitions for
humeral veil
humeral veil
noun
1.
(
RC Church
) a silk shawl worn by a priest at High Mass, etc
Often shortened to
veil