piscina
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Origin of piscina
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin, special use of Latin piscīna a fish pond, swimming pool, equivalent to pisc ( is ) fish + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine 1
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The piscina in the doorway should be noticed for its carving of a dog gnawing a bone.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy
Both walls have an arcading of cinque-foil pattern; and the double piscina and the graduated sedilia are of no less merit.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
No trace of ecclesiastical use is found within it, but a few of the old roof-timbers are discernible; the piscina, windows, &c., being doubtless removed when it underwent the process of conversion.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton
At the extreme south-east of the building the remains of the ancient sedilia and piscina may still be seen.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
It has heavy Norman and early English piers, and sedilia and piscina in the chancel with Norman enrichment.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin
Oysters from the Lucrine Lake were in great demand; snails were fattened in ponds for cooking, while the villas of the rich had their piscinae filled with fresh or salt-water fish.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John
Before the Reformation there certainly were two altars on that side, one at each extremity, where piscinae were discovered during the restorations of 1832.
From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George
In the eastern aisles of each arm of the transept there were three chantry chapels, whose piscinae remain.
From Yorkshire by Home, Gordon
There are within it two piscinae and two aumbries at different levels, indicating, no doubt, an alteration of level in the altar itself during the period that this chantry was in use.
From Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
The religious houses had their piscinae and vivaria—their stews and fish-pools.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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