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dorter
or dor·tour
[ dawr-ter ]
noun
- a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
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This library—which has not been materially altered since 1625—occupies the north end of what was once the dorter.
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In this same fire the Norman dorter or dormitory suffered considerable damage.
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At Gracedieu the cellaress had a boy of seven with her in the dorter.
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At Littlemore in 1445 the nuns did not sleep in the dorter for fear it should fall.
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One day she saw him in the dorter, and since she knew him, she boxed his ears.
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