dal·mat·ic (d l-mt  k)n. 1. The wide-sleeved garment worn over the alb by a deacon, cardinal, bishop, or abbot at the celebration of Mass. 2. A wide-sleeved garment worn by an English monarch at his or her coronation. [Middle English dalmatik, from Old French dalmatique, from Medieval Latin dalmatica (vestis), Dalmatian (garment) (originally made of white wool from Dalmatia), from Latin dalmaticus, of Dalmatia.] |
dalmatic [dælˈmætɪk]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a similar robe worn by a king at his coronation
[from Late Latin dalmatica (vestis) Dalmatian (robe) (originally made of Dalmatian wool)]
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