claustral

[ klaw-struhl ]

/ ˈklɔ strəl /

adjective

cloistral; cloisterlike.

Origin of claustral

1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin claustrālis, equivalent to claustr(um) bolt, barrier (see claustrum) + -ālis-al¹

Words nearby claustral

clause, Clausewitz, Clausius, Clausius cycle, clausthalite, claustral, claustrophobe, claustrophobia, claustrophobic, claustrum, clausula

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Example sentences from the Web for claustral

Some collections which later were distinctively church libraries were at first claustral.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
When they did speak to me it was with their lips hardly moving, in a claustral, clear whisper.
Notes on Life and Letters|Joseph Conrad
I know thy meaning, answered Friar John; this metaphor is extracted out of the claustral kettle.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
The gist of the matter was that the children constituted a hindrance to claustral discipline and devotion.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power

Each day is a festival unto them, who diligently heed the claustral proverb, De missa ad mensam.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for claustral

claustral

/ (ˈklɔːstrəl) /

adjective

a less common variant of cloistral

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单词	claustral
释义	claustral [ klaw-struhl ] / ˈklɔ strəl / adjective cloistral; cloisterlike. Origin of claustral 1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin claustrālis, equivalent to claustr(um) bolt, barrier (see claustrum) + -ālis-al¹ Words nearby claustral clause, Clausewitz, Clausius, Clausius cycle, clausthalite, claustral, claustrophobe, claustrophobia, claustrophobic, claustrum, clausula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for claustral Some collections which later were distinctively church libraries were at first claustral. Old English Libraries\|Ernest Savage When they did speak to me it was with their lips hardly moving, in a claustral, clear whisper. Notes on Life and Letters\|Joseph Conrad I know thy meaning, answered Friar John; this metaphor is extracted out of the claustral kettle. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais The gist of the matter was that the children constituted a hindrance to claustral discipline and devotion. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535\|Eileen Edna Power Each day is a festival unto them, who diligently heed the claustral proverb, De missa ad mensam. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for claustral claustral / (ˈklɔːstrəl) / adjective a less common variant of cloistral 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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