rood screen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rood skreen]
- /rud skrin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rood skreen]
- /rud skrin/

Definitions of rood screen words

noun rood screen a screen, often of elaborate design and properly surmounted by a rood, separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church. 1
noun rood screen a partition of stone or wood, often richly carved and decorated, that separates the chancel from the main part of a church: it is surmounted by a crucifix (rood), and was an important feature of medieval churches, though in England many rood screens were destroyed at the Reformation 0
noun rood screen an ornamental screen, usually with a rood above it supported by a beam (rood beam), serving as a partition between the nave and the chancel of a church 0

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Origin of rood screen

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Rood screen

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rood screen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rood screen usage trend in Literature

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