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cloister

[kloi-ster] / ˈklɔɪ stər /


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There the nun discovers her own inner sleuth, and unexpectedly finds joy in life outside the cloister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

A chocolate kitchen, chocolate serving room, chocolate cloister and full chocolate staff are optional.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

All the homies at the cloister are going to be rocking these.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

He also shoveled snow, pruned the courtyard garden and made minor repairs in the cloister, according to his wife, Christina Carroll, who held his funeral at the monastery.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Abbot Mortimer lay in the cloister gardens surrounded by his mice and woodland friends.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques