ombrellino

[ om-bruh-lee-noh ]

noun

, Western Church.

, plural om·brel·li·nos.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombrellino¹

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

Example Sentences

Compression socks improve the natural calf muscle pump, which is the force that enhances the return of venous blood from the lower extremities to the heart, says Michael Ombrellino, a board-certified vascular surgeon for the Vein Institute of New Jersey.

From Washington Post

“Travelers who have a history of varicose veins, family or personal history of deep vein thrombosis should wear compression stockings when traveling,” Ombrellino says.

From Washington Post

In the interval between my two visits to Venice I took again some rooms at the Villa Bricchieri at Bellosguardo—the one just below your old Ombrellino—where I had stayed for three December weeks on my arrival in Florence.

From Project Gutenberg

The crowd between me and the open space was simply one pack of heads; but I could observe the movements of what was going forward by the white top of the ombrellino as it passed slowly down the farther side of the square.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bishop, the ombrellino over him, passed on slowly round the circle; and the people cried to Him whom he bore, as they cried two thousand years ago on the road to the city of David.

From Project Gutenberg