DALMATICS

Noun

dalmatics

plural of dalmatic

Noun

Dalmatics

plural of Dalmatic

Source: Wiktionary


DALMATIC

Dal*mat"i*ca, n., Dal*mat"ic (, n. Etym: [LL. dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.]

1. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia.

2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at their coronation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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