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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