SEVERY

Noun

severy (plural severies)

A baldacchin.

(architecture) A compartment of a vaulted ceiling.

Synonyms

• civery

Source: Wiktionary


Sev"er*y, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.)

Definition: A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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