Definitions for dossal

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dossal dos·sal

Spelling: [dos-uh l]

IPA: /ˈdɒs əl/

Dossal is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in dossal (adloss).

Definitions for dossal

noun

1. Also, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
2. Archaic. dosser1 (def 2).

Origin of dossal

1650-60; Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of dorsālis, equivalent to dors(um) back + -ālis -al¹

Examples for dossal

Sometimes a painting takes its place, or a dossal—a decorated curtain of as rich material as circumstances will allow.