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dos•sal  (dosəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ReligionAlso, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
  2. [Archaic.]dosser1 (def. 2).
Also, dossel. 
  • Medieval Latin dossale, for Latin dorsale, neuter of dorsālis, equivalent. to dors(um) back + -ālis -al1
  • 1650–60

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