mandorla /mænˈdɔːlə/

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  N (in painting, sculpture, etc) an almond-shaped area of light, usually surrounding the resurrected Christ or the Virgin at the Assumption (绘画、雕刻等中在圣母升天节用来衬托基督或圣母的)尖椭圆光轮 (Also called vesica)