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Rood screen

//ˈɹuːd skɹiːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; in continental Europe it often featured a balcony from which the Gospel and sermons could be read.

    "Near-synonyms: dorsal, dossal"

  2. 2
    a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel wordnet

Etymology

rood (“cross; crucifix”) + screen.

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