“chevet”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

chevet

释义

‖ chevet|ʃəvɛ|
[F. chevet pillow, ‘eastern extremity of a church, especially considered externally’. In the latter sense, French formerly used chevès:—L. capitium, f. caput- head. (See Littré.)]
The French name of the apsidal termination (semicircular or semipolygonal) of the east end of a church; particularly applied to that of French Gothic churches, where it is sometimes surrounded by apsidal chapels.
1809Whittington Eccl. Antiq. France ii. iii. (1811) 132 Rebuild the upper end of the church, which is called the Chevet, or round point.1861Sat. Rev. 30 Nov. 568 The choir, chevet, and transepts of the Abbey church [of Westminster]..belong to the great rebuilding undertaken by Henry III.1861A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedr. 19th C. iii. 92 We have a further reason..for the adoption in our cathedrals of the chevet.1888W. J. Loftie Tower of Lond. 36.

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