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holy rood
the cross on which Jesus died. -
jube
a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood. -
rood arch
an archway at the center of a rood screen. -
rood beam
a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood. -
rood loft
a gallery above a rood screen, approached from stairs, used for chantings and readings. -
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.