hagioscope

American  

[hag-ee-uh-skohp, hey-jee-] / ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi- /

noun

1. squint.

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hagioscope British  

/ ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk, ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. architect another name for squint

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Other Word Forms

• hagioscopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hagioscope

First recorded in 1830–40; hagio- + -scope

Example Sentences

The rest of the fabric has undergone restoration, though it retains a hagioscope and two piscinas.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The church, which is chiefly late Decorated, has a very good Norman doorway, and a most interesting hagioscope, resembling that of Landewednack, with the difference that the Cury window is a single light.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

There is a good reredos, a piscina, and a hagioscope.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

There are interesting brasses to Luke Garnon, John Cooke and his wife, and a curious squint or hagioscope.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

The hagioscope in the chancel appears as a window in the outer wall.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric