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transenna

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[tran-sen-uh] / trænˈsɛn ə /

noun

  • transennae
    plural
  1. (in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.


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Etymology

Origin of transenna

From the Latin word trā(n)senna net trap for birds

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Another very curious practice is connected with St. Wilfrid's "needle" at Ripon Cathedral—said to be an imitation of the Basilican transenna.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Alexander F. Chamberlain

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