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PARCLOSE
Etymology
Noun
parclose (plural parcloses)
A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.
(heraldry) The lower half of a garter with the buckle.
(obsolete) An enclosed area, especially one separated from the main body of a building by a screen or partition.
Anagrams
• polacres
Source: Wiktionary
Par"close, n. Etym: [OF. See Perclose.] (Eccl. Arch.)
Definition: A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church. [Written also paraclose and perclose.] Hook.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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