undercroft

[ uhn-der-krawft, -kroft ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌkrɔft, -ˌkrɒft /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR undercroft ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a vault or chamber under the ground, especially in a church.

Origin of undercroft

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at under, croft¹

Words nearby undercroft

under consideration, undercool, undercount, undercover, undercrackers, undercroft, undercurrent, undercut, undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for undercroft

Two heavy wooden doors at the entrance leave no doubt as to the purpose for which the undercroft was built.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells|Percy Dearmer
The canopy is gone, but fragments of it are in the undercroft of the chapter-house.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells|Percy Dearmer
In the undercroft itself the walls are impregnably thick, the windows narrow, with wide splays.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells|Percy Dearmer
This crypt or undercroft is on the same level as the floor of the church, and was used as a treasury.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield

The ancient history of this undercroft is unknown, and merely a matter for conjecture.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for undercroft

undercroft

/ (ˈʌndəˌkrɒft) /

noun

an underground chamber, such as a church crypt, often with a vaulted ceiling

Word Origin for undercroft

C14: from croft a vault, cavern, from earlier crofte, ultimately from Latin crypta crypt

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	undercroft
释义	undercroft [ uhn-der-krawft, -kroft ] / ˈʌn dərˌkrɔft, -ˌkrɒft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR undercroft ON THESAURUS.COM noun a vault or chamber under the ground, especially in a church. Origin of undercroft Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at under, croft¹ Words nearby undercroft under consideration, undercool, undercount, undercover, undercrackers, undercroft, undercurrent, undercut, undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for undercroft Two heavy wooden doors at the entrance leave no doubt as to the purpose for which the undercroft was built. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells\|Percy Dearmer The canopy is gone, but fragments of it are in the undercroft of the chapter-house. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells\|Percy Dearmer In the undercroft itself the walls are impregnably thick, the windows narrow, with wide splays. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells\|Percy Dearmer This crypt or undercroft is on the same level as the floor of the church, and was used as a treasury. The Cathedrals of Great Britain\|P. H. Ditchfield The ancient history of this undercroft is unknown, and merely a matter for conjecture. The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for undercroft undercroft / (ˈʌndəˌkrɒft) / noun an underground chamber, such as a church crypt, often with a vaulted ceiling Word Origin for undercroft C14: from croft a vault, cavern, from earlier crofte, ultimately from Latin crypta crypt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to undercroft room, grotto, sepulcher, cave, catacomb, cell, chamber, cavern, vault, tomb, compartment, grave, mausoleum
随便看	blackheart black-hearted black heat blackheath black heroin black hills black hole black hole of calcutta black horehound black house black huckleberry black, hugo black humor black ice blacking black iris, the black isle blackjack black japan black kite black knight black knot black land black lead blackleg

undercroft

noun

Origin of undercroft

Words nearby undercroft

Example sentences from the Web for undercroft

British Dictionary definitions for undercroft

noun

Word Origin for undercroft

Words related to undercroft