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Meanings of rood in English
Usage of rood in English
1
Between the divisions a path should be left, one rood in breadth.
2
A special altar, called the rood-altar, used to stand under the screen.
3
They trooped up the rood, an excited group; Keineth and Peggy in advance.
4
A voice out of the rood-loft cut short the eloquent declamation.
5
A very effective rood screen separates the choir from the nave.
6
Not a rood of ground had been stirred with the spade.
7
They reached the carven rood-screen, and at a sign kneeled down.
8
Dom Paulo glanced up at the Christ of the rood in the archway.
9
Its rood-loft, carved stalls, altar screen, and monuments require a chapter to themselves.
10
But here, by the rood, is Gregory to answer for himself.'
11
And by the rood he looks fierce enough to eat babes!
12
I would fain try my hand at it, for, by the black rood!
13
Come instantly, or, by the rood, thou shalt abye thy sloth!
14
Note the ancient sculpture in the north transept, also the squint and rood-loft steps.
15
Every rood of that fair valley was trodden by the wily and sanguinary foe.
16
Then lifting again the rood, he turned away, and with him went the Norman.
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