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Card-Cloth

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(or Care-cloth) is a long piece of rich Indian silk, held over a bride and bridegroom at their marriage, during the Middle Ages. This rite obtains in Ireland, in the Tyrol, and in parts of Spain still.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Card-Cloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/card-cloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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