parcloses

/ˈpɑrˌkloʊzɪz/
noun
  1. Plural of parclose; multiple screens or partitions, especially in churches.
    • Restorers carefully cleaned the wooden parcloses to reveal their original paint.
    • In medieval churches, parcloses were often made of stone or carved oak.
    • The cathedral had several parcloses separating its many side chapels.
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