'Humeral veil' definitions:
Definition of 'humeral veil'
From: WordNet
noun
A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl [syn: humeral veil, veil]
Definition of 'Humeral veil'
From: GCIDE
- Humeral \Hu"mer*al\, a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. hum['e]ral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial. [1913 Webster]
- Humeral veil (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands. [1913 Webster]