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Rood screen — Rood Rood (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS. r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. {Rod} a measure.] 1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rood screen — n. an ornamental screen, usually with a rood above it supported by a beam (rood beam), serving as a partition between the nave and the chancel of a church … English World dictionary
rood screen — rood ,screen noun count a large decorated screen in some Christian churches that separates the main part of the church from the part where the ALTAR is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rood screen — rood′ screen n. archit. a screen separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
rood screen — ► NOUN ▪ a screen of wood or stone separating the nave from the chancel of a church … English terms dictionary
rood screen — n technical a decorated wooden or stone wall in a Christian church which divides the part where the ↑choir sit from the part where other people sit … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rood screen — 15th century jubé from the chapel of St Fiacre at Le Faouet Morbihan, including the two thieves. Usual lo … Wikipedia
rood screen — noun a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel • Hypernyms: ↑screen • Part Holonyms: ↑church, ↑church building * * * noun : a screen separating the chancel of a church from the nave and often surmounted by a cross or… … Useful english dictionary
rood screen — a screen, often of elaborate design and properly surmounted by a rood, separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church. [1835 45] * * * ▪ architecture in Western architecture, element of a Christian church of the Middle Ages or… … Universalium
rood screen — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rood screen : singular rood screen plural rood screens a large decorated screen in some Christian churches that separates the main part of the church from the part where the altar is … English dictionary
Rood Screen — The word rood is the old Saxon word for cross or crucifix; and the term rood screen is the name given to the screen or open partition to be seen in many churches, placed between the chancel and the nave, and which is always surmounted by the… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
