chevet

[ shuh-vey ]
/ ʃəˈveɪ /

noun

an apse, as of a Gothic cathedral.

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Origin of chevet

1800–10; <French, earlier chevès,Old French chevez ≪ Latin capitium opening or covering for the head. See caput

Words nearby chevet

cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills, chevon, Chevra Kadisha
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British Dictionary definitions for chevet

chevet
/ (ʃəˈveɪ) /

noun

a semicircular or polygonal east end of a church, esp a French Gothic church, often with a number of attached apses

Word Origin for chevet

C19: from French: pillow, from Latin capitium, from caput head
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