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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_113327" /> ==
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_113327" /> ==
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; - opposed to ventral. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) [[A]] hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position. </p>
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; - opposed to ventral. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position. </p>
          
          
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37869" /> ==
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37869" /> ==
<p> (or Dossal) (Lat. dorsum, and Fr. dos, "the back"). </p> <p> '''(1)''' The hinder part of a stall. </p> <p> '''(2)''' The hanging behind the choir stalls, or an altar, and rendered ''tapecium.'' It is made of satin or damask, and should have a representation of the [[Crucifixion]] embroidered on it; or, if there be a crucifix on the altar, there should be depicted one of the joyful mysteries. At St. Alban's, at the close of the 11th century, it was wrought with the martyrdom of the saint; and two others, in the 12th. century, represented the Prodigal Son and the [[Traveller]] who [[Fell]] among Thieves. Some heraldic tapestries were in use behind the stalls of Exeter. Possibly dorsals were the origin of the linen pattern on panelling. </p>
<p> (or Dossal) (Lat. dorsum, and Fr. dos, "the back"). </p> <p> '''(1)''' The hinder part of a stall. </p> <p> '''(2)''' The hanging behind the choir stalls, or an altar, and rendered ''Tapecium.'' It is made of satin or damask, and should have a representation of the [[Crucifixion]] embroidered on it; or, if there be a crucifix on the altar, there should be depicted one of the joyful mysteries. At St. Alban's, at the close of the 11th century, it was wrought with the martyrdom of the saint; and two others, in the 12th. century, represented the Prodigal Son and the [[Traveller]] who [[Fell]] among Thieves. Some heraldic tapestries were in use behind the stalls of Exeter. Possibly dorsals were the origin of the linen pattern on panelling. </p>
          
          
==References ==
==References ==

Latest revision as of 10:16, 15 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; - opposed to ventral.

(2): ( a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

(3): ( a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

(4): ( a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(or Dossal) (Lat. dorsum, and Fr. dos, "the back").

(1) The hinder part of a stall.

(2) The hanging behind the choir stalls, or an altar, and rendered Tapecium. It is made of satin or damask, and should have a representation of the Crucifixion embroidered on it; or, if there be a crucifix on the altar, there should be depicted one of the joyful mysteries. At St. Alban's, at the close of the 11th century, it was wrought with the martyrdom of the saint; and two others, in the 12th. century, represented the Prodigal Son and the Traveller who Fell among Thieves. Some heraldic tapestries were in use behind the stalls of Exeter. Possibly dorsals were the origin of the linen pattern on panelling.

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