dalmatic

noun

1. A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.

   “He had [...] dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis [...].”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of dalmatic.

   “Bingham clearly distinguishes between the Colobium and Dalmatic: the former was a short coat without sleeves, the latter was a long one with sleeves.”

   “The Dalmatic should extend to the apparel of the alb, and the sleeves should be sufficiently short not to cover the wrist apparels.”

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Dalmatic.
2. Related to Dalmatia and its language and culture; Dalmatian.

   “Jerome translated the Scripture into the Dalmatic tongue, as these men do testify, Alphonsus a Castro, Eckius, Hosius, Erasmus.”

   “In contrast to the situation in Solvenia, where many geographical terms of Latin or Greek origin have entered the Slovenian language through German mediation (ex. cisterna, kanal, katarakt, ocean, sifon, terme itd.), the Dalmatic language has played the role of intermediary in Croatia.”

   “Croatian language stands out among the remaining South Slavic languages in significant lexical influence received from Romance languages (substrate traces of the Dalmatic language, e.g., jarbol, tunj). Italian significantly influenced the coastal regions of Croatia (especially the parts formerly under Venetian control), while German and, to an extent, Hungarian influenced the continental part.”