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parclose

[ pahr-klohz ]
/ ˈpɑrˌkloʊz /

noun

(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.

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Also perclose.
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Origin of parclose

1300–50; Middle English <Middle French, noun use of feminine of parclos, past participle of parclore to enclose fully. See per-, close

Words nearby parclose

Parcheesi, parchment, parchmentize, parchment paper, parchment worm, parclose, parcours, parcourse, pard, pardah, pardalote
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British Dictionary definitions for parclose

parclose
/ (ˈpɑːˌkləʊz) /

noun

a screen or railing in a church separating off an altar, chapel, etc

Word Origin for parclose

C14: from Old French, noun use of past participle of parclore to close off; see per-, close 1
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