(L.L.: shirt) Name for the alb, from its shirt-like appearance. Also the name given to the shrine in which the Book of Gospels used at High Mass was anciently preserved; it was frequently made of gold and richly jewelled.
(L.L.: shirt) Name for the alb, from its shirt-like appearance. Also the name given to the shrine in which the Book of Gospels used at High Mass was anciently preserved; it was frequently made of gold and richly jewelled.
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