ombrellino

[ om-bruh-lee-noh ]
/ ˌɒm brəˈli noʊ /

noun, plural om·brel·li·nos. Western Church.

the white silk canopy held over the Eucharist while transferring it from one place to another, especially from the main altar to a side altar.

Origin of ombrellino

1840–50; < Italian: literally, parasol, sunshade

Words nearby ombrellino

omayyad, omb, ombe, omber, ombre, ombrellino, ombro-, ombrogenous, ombrophilous, ombrophobous, ombu

Example sentences from the Web for ombrellino

  • The Blessed Sacrament was now to be carried round the lines of the sick, beneath an ombrellino.

    Lourdes |Robert Hugh Benson