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Term |
Definition |
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Aumbry |
A cupboard or alcove in the chancel used for storing items used in the service |
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Misericord |
A small ledge under a seat in the choir stalls to allow the user to rest when the seat is raised and the occupants are standing. |
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Piscina |
Small bowl, usually in the wall of the chancel, used by the priest for washing his hands and vessels used in the service |
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Poppyhead |
A carved figure or design on the aisle end of a church bench. Said to originate from the Latin puppis meaning figurehead, as in a ship |
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Rood |
A large cross usually suspended above, or from, the chancel arch. From the Old English word for cross. |
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Rood loft |
A walkway above the rood screen |
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Rood screen |
A screen, usually wooden, separating the chancel from the nave |
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Sedilia |
A tiered set of seats on the wall of the chancel used by the officers of the service |
