(choir-)screen
11Screen window — Screen Screen (skr[=e]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [ e]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that …
12screen something off — ˌscreen sthˈoff derived often passive to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a ↑screen around it • Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. • The choir is screened off from the rest of the church.… …
13Choir of St John's College, Cambridge — St John s College Chapel The Choir of St John s College, Cambridge, is a collegiate choir of the English cathedral tradition. Though early records are obscure, it is known that its origins can be traced to the original foundation of the College… …
14choir — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massed (esp. BrE) ▪ a massed choir of local schoolchildren ▪ 50 strong, etc. ▪ ladies , male voice, mixed …
15Choir — In a church, the choir comprises the transept, crossing (where the transept and nave cross), and apse. In medieval times, the choir was separated from the nave by a rood screen, eventually eliminated to conform to changes in liturgy. The choir …
16screen — screenable, adj. screener, n. screenless, adj. screenlike, adj. /skreen/, n. 1. a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 2. a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as… …
17screen — [[t]skrin[/t]] n. 1) a movable or fixed device, usu. consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc 2) a permanent, usu. ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church 3) mot a specially prepared, light… …
18Choir — Properly speaking the word choir is an architectural term used only of Cathedrals and is that part of the building which in parish churches is called the chancel. It is usually separated from the cathedral nave by a screen. The term is also… …
19choir — The part of a church or cathedral where services are sung. It is usually east of the transept, and within the chancel, but may extend into the nave, and is often separated from the nave by a screen …
20Rood screen — 15th century jubé from the chapel of St Fiacre at Le Faouet Morbihan, including the two thieves. Usual lo …
