McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Carrying-cloth

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Carrying-cloth

Subjects in this Topic:

Carroll, John, D.D.
Carroll, Philip Clifton
Carron, Guy Toussaint Julien, Abbe
Carron, Philippe Marie Therese Guy
Carrouth, James L
Carrt, Remy
Carrucci (Da Pontormo), Jacopo
Carruthers, David
Carruthers, James
Carrying-cloth
Cars, Laurent
Carsane, Robert, A.M
Carsans John, A.M
Carshena
Carshun Version of the Scriptures
Carslake, William
Carson, Alexander, LL.D.
Carson, David
Carson, Irwin

is a robe or cloth in which children were anciently enveloped when taken to church for baptism. It was made of various materials-satin, silk, or lawn, richly and appropriately embroidered.