dossel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dossel
    n 1: an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar
         of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: {dossal},
         {dossel}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dossel \Dos"sel\, n. [See {Dosel}, n.]
   Same as {Dorsal}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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