Main Entry: dos·sal

Pronunciation: \ˈdä-səl\

Variant(s): or dor·sal \ˈdȯr-səl\ or dos·sel \ˈdä-səl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin dossale, dorsale, from neuter of Late Latin dorsalis dorsal

Date: 1851

: an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar