velamentum
.
Searchable Lemmata: velamentum (L).
Alternate Forms: velamenti, velamento.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Textile;
cloth covering for the body, cf. velamen.(ante 1100 ?)
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
2(n.)
Furnishing;
other kinds of coverings, for objects; also metaphorically, a pretext, etc. Cf. velamen sense 2.(ante 1100 - circa 1500 ?)
1. Ic onearddige on earddunge þinre on worolde ic beo sceylddent on wreohgelsse fiþera þinra : Inhabitabo in tabernaculo tuo in sæcula protegar in uelamento alarum tuarum
[DOE PsGlK (Sisam) (0852 (60.5))]
2. Cum ergo accipisset iesus acetum dixit consummatum est et inclinato capite tradidit spiritum cum autem expirasset uelamentum templi scisum est medium a summo usque deorsum : miððy soðlice onfeng ðe hælend þæt ced cwæð gifylled geendad is & mið gibegdum hefde gisalde ðone gast miððy wutudlice.
[DOE JnGl (Ru) (0809 (19.30))]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Entire Body.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, derivation from velamen (q.v.).
WF: Derivation
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