rood screen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; in continental Europe it often featured a balcony from which the Gospel and sermons could be read.

/ˈɹuːd skɹiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rood screen.wav /ˈɹud ˌskɹin/

rood screen rood screens

rood (“cross; crucifix”) + screen.

altar screen chancel screen choir screen jubé dorsal dossal

rood-screen

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