PARCLOSES

Noun

parcloses

plural of parclose

Source: Wiktionary


PARCLOSE

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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DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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