Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes worn in the English Church service
A band worn over the left arm of the celebrant It represents the cord with which Christ's hands were bound by the Roman soldiers It is a small edition of the stole in form, color, and adornment
or fanon, or fanelle The glorified handkerchief worn on the left wrist of the Priest, Deacon, and Subdeacon Unique to the Western Rite Often attaches with a pin to the cuff or sleeve of the alb