dossel
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dos·sal
also dos·sel (dŏs′əl)n.
An ornamental hanging of rich fabric, as behind an altar.
[Medieval Latin dossāle, from neuter of dossālis, dorsal, from Late Latin dorsālis; see dorsal.]
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Noun | 1. | dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel hanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" |
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