antependiums
plural of antependium
Source: Wiktionary
An`te*pen"di*um, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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