chevet

American  

[shuh-vay] / ʃəˈveɪ /

noun

1. an apse, as of a Gothic cathedral.

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chevet British  

/ ʃəˈveɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chevet

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

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Example Sentences

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chevet

Chunks of limestone lay on the ground, having fallen from the upper part of the chevet, or the eastern end of the Gothic church.

From Time ● Nov. 29, 2

In Rouen cathedral, east of the transept aisles, there are apsidal chapels, which with the three chapels in the chevet make up the usual number.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The choir consists of one bay, and the chevet formed by an apse to the choir of five bays.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

In the latter church is a French chevet with seven apsidal chapels.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

The planning and design of the chevet is the great glory of the French medieval school.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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