altar cloth

Frequency: 3.70.8 per million words

A cloth used to cover an altar.

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  • The white altar cloth was beautifully embroidered with gold thread.
  • She carefully spread the clean altar cloth before the service began.
  • A rich, crimson altar cloth was used during the Christmas season.
  • For Easter Sunday, they decorated the church with a special, lily-white altar cloth.
  • The sacristan is responsible for laundering and pressing the altar cloth each week.
  • The museum's collection includes a medieval altar cloth woven with silver.
  • The liturgical color of the altar cloth signifies the current season of the church year.
  • The parish purchased several new altar cloths as part of the church renovation.
  • A small tear in the antique altar cloth needed to be carefully mended.
  • Before placing the candles, he made sure the altar cloth was perfectly straight.