DOSSEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dossel mean? 

• DOSSEL (noun)
  The noun DOSSEL has 1 sense:

1. an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel

  Familiarity information: DOSSEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOSSEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dossal; dossel

Hypernyms ("dossel" is a kind of...):

hanging; wall hanging (decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window)