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cloister

[kloi-ster] / ˈklɔɪ stər /


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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

The centre is described as a series of red brick "pavilions" housing care and social spaces, stitched together by a central timber "cloister".

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

The page who had brought Sir Agravaine’s hippocras came in from the cloister door.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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