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PARCLOSE (from the O. Fr. parclore, to close thoroughly; Lat. claudere)

PARCLOSE (from the O. Fr. parclore, to See also:
CLOSE
CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)
close thoroughly; See also:
LAT
Lat. claudere) , an architectural See also:

TERM

term for a See also:

SCREEN (usually, but very doubtfully, connected with Lat. scrinium, a box for holding books, from scribere, to write; a connexion with Ger. Schranke, barrier, has been suggested)

screen or railing used to enclose a See also:

CHANTRY (Fr. chanterie, from chanter, to sing; Med. Lat. cantuaria)

chantry, See also:

TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb, See also:

CHAPEL

chapel, &c., in a See also:

church, and for the space thus enclosed .

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