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tilma tzacuilhuaztli.

Headword: 
tilma tzacuilhuaztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the veil or shroud of a temple or of an altar (see Molina; translation here by Stephanie Wood)

Alonso de Molina: 

tilma tzacuilhuaztli. velo de templo, o de retablo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 113r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

See also: 
tilmatli.
tzacuilli.