rood

[ rood ]

/ rud /

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noun

a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.

a cross as used in crucifixion.

a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 meters).

a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.10117 hectare).

a unit of 1 square rod (25.29 sq. m).

Archaic. the cross on which Christ died.

Origin of rood

before 900; Middle English; Old English rōd pole, crucifix; cognate with German Rute rod, twig

Words nearby rood

röntgeno-, ronyon, ronz, 'roo, roo bars, rood, rood arch, rood beam, Roodepoort, Roodepoort-Maraisburg, rood loft

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Example sentences from the Web for rood

The pulpit, approached by the rood staircase, is of the same date.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
Rood loft, the place in the church where the images were set up.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Percy
A memorandum in the churchwardens' accounts speak of him setting up a pair of organs on the rood loft.
Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory|Thomas Perkins
Every statement which Rood made, as Bartlett knows, is a lie.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

Every rood of this region had been in possession of that humming army over there.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for rood

rood

/ (ruːd) /

noun

a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church
(as modifier)rood beam; rood arch; rood screen

the Cross on which Christ was crucified

a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares

a unit of area equal to 40 square rods

Word Origin for rood

Old English rōd; related to Old Saxon rōda, Old Norse rōtha

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单词	rood
释义	rood [ rood ] / rud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rood ON THESAURUS.COM noun a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen. a cross as used in crucifixion. a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 meters). a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.10117 hectare). a unit of 1 square rod (25.29 sq. m). Archaic. the cross on which Christ died. Origin of rood before 900; Middle English; Old English rōd pole, crucifix; cognate with German Rute rod, twig Words nearby rood röntgeno-, ronyon, ronz, 'roo, roo bars, rood, rood arch, rood beam, Roodepoort, Roodepoort-Maraisburg, rood loft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rood The pulpit, approached by the rood staircase, is of the same date. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade Rood loft, the place in the church where the images were set up. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume III (of 3)\|Thomas Percy A memorandum in the churchwardens' accounts speak of him setting up a pair of organs on the rood loft. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory\|Thomas Perkins Every statement which Rood made, as Bartlett knows, is a lie. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook Every rood of this region had been in possession of that humming army over there. The Long Roll\|Mary Johnston British Dictionary definitions for rood rood / (ruːd) / noun a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church (as modifier)rood beam; rood arch; rood screen the Cross on which Christ was crucified a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares a unit of area equal to 40 square rods Word Origin for rood Old English rōd; related to Old Saxon rōda, Old Norse rōtha 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 Words related to rood cruciate
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rood

noun

Origin of rood

Words nearby rood

Example sentences from the Web for rood

British Dictionary definitions for rood

noun

Word Origin for rood

Words related to rood