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Noun: dalmatic  dal'ma-tik
  1. A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass
    "The deacon donned his dalmatic before the service"
     
  2. A wide-sleeved tunic, worn as a liturgical vestment by deacons and bishops in some Christian churches
    "The deacon donned a richly embroidered dalmatic for the special service"

Derived forms: dalmatics

Encyclopedia: Dalmatic