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dalmatic

Syllabification: (dal·mat·ic)

Pronunciation: /dalˈmatik/

Definition of dalmatic

noun

a wide-sleeved, long, loose vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops, and by some monarchs at their coronation.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French dalmatique or late Latin dalmatica, from dalmatica (vestis) '(robe) of (white) Dalmatian wool', from Dalmaticus 'of Dalmatia'