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单词 fenestella
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  • But Fenestella reverses the charge, contending that Terence was older than either of them.

    The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus
  • I had the privilege of examining the actual grave December 1, 1891, lowering myself from the fenestella under the altar.

    Pagan and Christian Rome|Rodolfo Lanciani
  • Here we see the fenestella confessionis, by means of which pilgrims were allowed to behold and touch the venerable grave.

    Pagan and Christian Rome|Rodolfo Lanciani

fenestella

/ (ˌfɛnɪˈstɛlə) /
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noun plural -lae (-liː)

RC Church a small aperture in the front of an altar, containing relics
ecclesiast a niche in the side wall of a chancel, in which the credence or piscina are set
architect a small window or an opening in a wall

Word Origin for fenestella

C18: from Latin: a little window, from fenestra window

Words nearby fenestella

fendered, fender pile, fend for oneself, Fénelon, feneration, fenestella, fenestra, fenestra of cochlea, fenestra of vestibule, fenestrated, fenestrated capillary
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
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