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HUMERAL VEIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does humeral veil mean?
• HUMERAL VEIL (noun)
The noun HUMERAL VEIL has 1 sense:
1. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Familiarity information: HUMERAL VEIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
humeral veil; veil
Hypernyms ("humeral veil" is a kind of...):
vestment (gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy)
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