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altar cloth

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altar cloth
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal


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Getaloma pays particular attention to Anne Salubi, a leading designer and fabricator of church vestments and decorative altar cloths.
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It stands about a foot and a half off the ground, and there are miniature implements to go with it--a chalice, a paten, cruets, candles, and an altar cloth.
 
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