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Parament
A Parament or Parement; (from Late Latin paramentum, adornment, parare, to prepare, equip), a term applied by ancient writers to the hangings or ornaments of a room of state. Later it has referred to the liturgy hangings on and around the altar, as well as the cloths hanging from the pulpit and lectern.
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