parclose

American  

[pahr-klohz] / ˈpɑrˌkloʊz /

noun

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

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parclose British  

/ ˈpɑːˌkləʊz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of parclose

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

Example Sentences

Great inconvenience often arises from the exclusive character of the parclose.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter

Between the lozenge-shaped shafts of the choir arches, the worm-riddled parclose screens dripped sawdust in little heaps.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

"Pardon me, my friend, but I am ignorant as to what you mean by the word parclose."

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter

The only entrance is through the great iron parclose or reja at the east.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

On the west panel of the northern parclose may be discerned the figures of St. Erconwald and St. Edmund, both members of the royal line of East Anglia.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward