单词 | retrochoir |
释义 | retrochoirn. Christian Church. In a cathedral or large church: the area of the chancel situated behind the reredos of the main altar.The retrochoir sometimes has a small altar positioned directly behind the main altar. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > retrochoir > [noun] retrochoir1825 1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. vi. 120 The Chancel was divided into the Choir and Presbytery,..and where there was a Retro-Choir, or Lady-Chapel, had a mural screen. 1889 Athenæum 16 Mar. 352/1 The pavement of the retro-choir..is being relaid preparatory to the use of that portion of the Minster. 1904 Musical Times May 296/2 The Angel Choir, built between 1255 and 1280 to receive the shrine of the saintly St. Hugh, forms the retro-choir. 1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 148 The interior is all the more surprising: unaisled and with a chancel, or rather retro-choir, appearing in a stage fashion between two tall columns of dark wood. 2007 Flora Internat. July–Aug. 25 The modern limed oak furniture in the Retro-Choir has inspired six designs using large glass containers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825 |
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