cloister
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A series of unfortunate events ultimately lead to her permanent cloister, a tiny cell built into the wall of a cathedral.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Even so, she didn’t live in a cloister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
A row of vaults seem to be supported by 14 superslim columns but are, in fact, suspended from the ceiling and give the room the sheltered quality of a cloister.
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
A chocolate kitchen, chocolate serving room, chocolate cloister and full chocolate staff are optional.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
At this complicated moment the cloister door was opened for the second time, and the courteous page announced as impassively as ever: “IBs Majesty the King!”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing cloister
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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