hagioscope (plural hagioscopes)
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
Synonym: squint
• oesophagic, Ĺ“sophagic
Source: Wiktionary
Ha"gi*o*scope`, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Definition: An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint. Hook.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
