fenestella
Example Sentences
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Abbie now wishes they’d swiped some of those books on the way out, before the fenestella exploded.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 17, 2015
I had the privilege of examining the actual grave December 1, 1891, lowering myself from the fenestella under the altar.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
In Rothwell Church, Northamptonshire, on the south side of the chancel, are the vestiges of a triple piscina; the fenestella has been destroyed, but the three basins with their drains remain.
From The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. by Matthew Holbeche Bloxam
Here we see the fenestella confessionis, by means of which pilgrims were allowed to behold and touch the venerable grave.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
