McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Card-Cloth

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Card-Cloth

Subjects in this Topic:

Carcano (Or Charcano). Michel
Carcas
Carcase
Carcat, Augustin
Carchamis
Carchedonius
Carchemish
Card, Henry S.
Card, Henry, D.D.
Card-Cloth
Cardaillac, Jean
Cardamus
Carden, Byron Speed
Carden
Cardenas, Bartolomo De
Cardenas, Bernardino De
Cardenas, Juan De
Carder, J. Dixon, D.D.
Carder,William R

(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.