Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In architecture, a small opening like a window, usually placed in the south chancel-wall of a church, and lower than the other windows, for what purpose is not strictly known. Also called
low side window. Gwilt .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) Same as Low side window, under Low, a.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture A low side window in a church.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek + -scope.
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