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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A vestment resembling a shawl worn over the shoulders and arms, allowing one to hold an object for ceremonial purposes without directly touching it.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

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