单词 | cancellus |
释义 | cancellus /kan sel"euhs/, n. , pl. cancelli /-sel"uy, -sel"ee/. Archit. 1. (in an early Christian basilica) one of a row of bars separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation. 2. (in an ancient Roman basilica) one of a row of bars separating the court personnel from the spectators. 3. cancelli, a screen of such bars. [ < L, equiv. to canc(ri) grating (pl. of cancer, appar. dissimilated form of carcer prison) + -ellus dim. suffix] |
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