Meanings
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noun
a cloth used to cover a chalice and its associated vessels before or after their use in Christian liturgy, especially at Mass
The sacristan laid a white chalice veil over the prepared vessel.
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Etymology
A liturgical compound of chalice and veil. Chalice came through Old French from Latin calix, 'cup'; veil came through Anglo-Norman and Old French from Latin velum, 'covering, curtain, or sail.' The open spelling is now usual, while the hyphenated chalice-veil is well attested historically.