• (n.) Alt. of Dalmatic
Dal·mat'i·ca noun , Dal*mat'ic noun [ Late Latin dalmatica : confer French dalmatique .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress o...
A dalmatica is a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment, open at the sides, originally worn by Roman noblemen from the 2nd century and made of Dalmatian wool, they are now worn by deacons and bishops.