dalmatic /dalˈmatɪk/ noun1 •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 [...]. — 1890 formsDalmatics · dalmatics
Dalmatic adjective1 •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. — 1849 formsDalmatics · more Dalmatic · more dalmatic · most Dalmatic · most dalmatic