单词 | rood |
释义 | rood/ruːd /noun 1A crucifix, especially one positioned above the rood screen of a church or on a beam over the entrance to the chancel.Every church building had to display the royal coat of arms on the chancel arch in place of the rood....
2 historical, chiefly British A measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).It was part of an area of 15 acres, three roods and four perches originally granted to John Dickson....
OriginOld English rōd; related to Dutch roede and German Rute 'rod'. Rhymes |
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