cloistral
Americanadjective
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- uncloistral adjective
Etymology
Origin of cloistral
First recorded in 1595–1605; cloist(e)r + -al 1
Example Sentences
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With its refined finishes and clean lines, the house at first seems diametrically opposed to the cloistral modesty of a building like Vivienda Takuru.
From New York Times
And yet while Dylan’s lyrical gift is wild, copious, and immoderate, Cohen’s is precise, supplicatory and cloistral.
From The Guardian
The least objectionable occasion for leaving cloistral precincts was when convent business demanded it and this happened frequently to the superior and the treasuress or cellaress.
From Project Gutenberg
Within that court formerly stood the cloistral buildings, of which little now remains.
From Project Gutenberg
It is probably the seclusion, the cloistral repose, of the Quarter that attracts the student and the scholar.
From Project Gutenberg
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