rood loft
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In some churches the rood loft extended across the side aisles as well, and this necessitated the erection of a specially constructed turret at the east end of one of the aisles.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
It is therefore possible to obtain from these stone carvings a very good idea of how the rood looked when it was set up in the rood loft.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
The rood loft, the oak stalls, and the reredos in the chapel of the Virgin are masterpieces in a similar style.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
It must not, however, be taken for granted that a rood loft existed in every church.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
It has also been stated that the Gospel and Epistle, and various other parts of the service, were read from the rood loft.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
