parclose
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
Origin of parclose
1- Also perclose.
- Compare rood screen.
Words Nearby parclose
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How to use parclose in a sentence
The people occupy the choir, hemmed in between these rails and the parclose screens under the side arches.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetThere are no signs of any parclose screens across the transept, and the position of the chapel of Sta.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetThe north porch, separated by a parclose from the chapel of the Cross, has an excellent Transitional door.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetThe carved parclose of stone and two altar-tombs to the Hanhams are the chief points of interest.
Nooks and Corners of Old England | Allan FeaThe screen and parclose screen are also good, and the communion rails and table in the vestry are of Elizabethan date.
Nooks and Corners of Old England | Allan Fea
British Dictionary definitions for parclose
/ (ˈpɑːˌkləʊz) /
a screen or railing in a church separating off an altar, chapel, etc
Origin of parclose
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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