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Noun: humeral veil
  1. A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
    "The priest carefully draped the humeral veil over his shoulders before the benediction";
    - veil

Derived forms: humeral veils

Type of: vestment

Encyclopedia: Humeral veil