| dalmatic | 1. A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia. 2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation. Origin: LL. Dalmatica: cf. F. Dalmatique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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