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cloister

[kloi-ster] / ˈklɔɪ stər /


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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

They should be able to move into a modular cloister of about 3,500 square feet on the donated land by year’s end, Pfaff said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

I listened to it over and over while staring out at the north cloister.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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