altar cloth

al·tar cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl-ter klawth, kloth]
- /ˈɔl tər klɔθ, klɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl-ter klawth, kloth]
- /ˈɔl tər klɔθ, klɒθ/

Definitions of altar cloth words

noun altar cloth the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal 3
noun altar cloth a cloth covering for an altar. 1

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Origin of altar cloth

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200

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Parts of speech for Altar cloth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Altar cloth

altar cloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

altar cloth usage trend in Literature

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