cloister garth

American  

noun

1. garth.

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Etymology

Origin of cloister garth

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The church stood on the N. side of the quadrangle and was divided from the cloister garth by a blank wall in which will be noticed a recess.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

In the centre of the cloister garth are the remains of what was the monks' lavatory.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.

But the cloister garth, as at Chichester, is not rectangular, and all the surrounding buildings are thus made to sprawl in a very awkward fashion.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Before the cathedral is the pretty cloister garth, with the chapel of St Anne, erected in 1321 and restored in 1888.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The monastery had the usual buildings around the cloister; the church was on the north side, and stood about ten steps above the level of the cloister garth.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald