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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Lenten veils</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Lent</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Lenten cloths</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>mourning cloths</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>altar veils</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>curtains by location or context</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Lenten curtains</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Lenten veil</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Lenten-veils</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>veils, Lenten</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large curtains hung in front of the altar during Lent to conceal it from the view of the congregation. The veils are often decorated, for example, stenciled or embroidered. ]]></note></mads>