Definitions for rood screen
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rood′ screen`(n.)
a screen separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church.
Category: Architecture
Origin of rood screen:
1835–45
Princeton's WordNet
rood screen(noun)
a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
Wiktionary
rood screen(Noun)
A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix
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