Plural of corporale; multiple square linen cloths used in religious services on altars.
The plural form of 'corporale,' maintaining the Latin plural ending. Used in ecclesiastical English to describe multiple altar cloths used in different services or different churches.
Church inventories list 'corporales' alongside other precious items—these humble cloths were so valued that churches kept detailed records of their linen collections!
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