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ROOD SCREEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rood screen mean?
• ROOD SCREEN (noun)
The noun ROOD SCREEN has 1 sense:
1. a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
Familiarity information: ROOD SCREEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rood screen" is a kind of...):
screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)
Holonyms ("rood screen" is a part of...):
church; church building (a place for public (especially Christian) worship)
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