Dossal
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A Dossal (or dossel, dorsel, dosel), from French dos (back), is an ecclesiastical ornamented cloth suspended behind an altar.
Altar screen is sometimes used as a synonym for the Dossal.[1]
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- ^ Altar Screen - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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