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Definition of Dossel
1. Noun. An ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel.
Definition of Dossel
1. n. Same as Dorsal,
Definition of Dossel
1. dossal [n -S] - See also: dossal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dossel
Literary usage of Dossel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"... to tell Scripture stories by means of the chisel, without necessarily having
a leaning towards Romanism ; for if we subtract the dossel exhibited by ..."
2. The Propylaia to the Athenian Akropolis: The Classical Building by William Bell Dinsmoor (2004)
"Rvo dossel cuttings for the north end (If the ... dossel hei rig at due higher
level of t he top (-If ..."
3. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1861)
"But one of the great glories of the baptistery was, and still is, the dossel of
silver which annually decorates the altar on S. John's day. ..."
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