hagioscope
Origin of hagioscope
1Other words from hagioscope
- hag·i·o·scop·ic [hag-uh-skop-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg əˈskɒp ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, adjective
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How to use hagioscope in a sentence
In the west wall is a hagioscope, and from a room next the chapel a newel staircase led to the priest's room on the floor above.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts | Rosalind NorthcoteThere is a somewhat similar, but not so good, hagioscope at Cury.
The Cornish Coast (South) | Charles G. HarperThe name hagioscope has been used to describe these oblique openings.
Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them | Sidney HeathThe visitor will notice the ancient font; also a hagioscope and holy water stoup.
Wanderings in Wessex | Edric HolmesThe rest of the fabric has undergone restoration, though it retains a hagioscope and two piscinas.
Somerset | G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
British Dictionary definitions for hagioscope
/ (ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) /
architect another name for squint (def. 6)
Derived forms of hagioscope
- hagioscopic (ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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