parclose

[ pahr-klohz ]

noun

1. (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.

parclose

/ ˈpɑːˌkləʊz /

noun

1. a screen or railing in a church separating off an altar, chapel, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of parclose¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French, noun use of feminine of parclos, past participle of parclore to enclose fully. See per-, close

Word History and Origins

Origin of parclose¹

C14: from Old French, noun use of past participle of parclore to close off; see per- , close ¹

Example Sentences

The people occupy the choir, hemmed in between these rails and the parclose screens under the side arches.

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There are no signs of any parclose screens across the transept, and the position of the chapel of Sta.

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The north porch, separated by a parclose from the chapel of the Cross, has an excellent Transitional door.

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The carved parclose of stone and two altar-tombs to the Hanhams are the chief points of interest.

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The screen and parclose screen are also good, and the communion rails and table in the vestry are of Elizabethan date.

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