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Meanings of rood-tree in English

Portuguese
crucifixo
Catalan
crucifix
Spanish
crucifijo

Representation of the cross on which Jesus died.

        crucifixo
        Synonyms
        Examples for "crucifix"
        Examples for "crucifix"
        1
        Kathleen looked at Terence and clutched the little crucifix in her hand.
        Fairies and Folk of Ireland
        2
        There was an altar in it, and over the altar a crucifix.
        Fair Margaret
        3
        Truth is, your crucifix to his eye probably did more long-term damage.
        Antiphon
        4
        The glittering crucifix fell onto the hardwood floor and disappeared from sight.
        Too wicked to kiss
        5
        Langdon glanced at Fache's crucifix, uncertain how to phrase his next point.
        The Da Vinci Code
        1
        Between the divisions a path should be left, one rood in breadth.
        The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
        2
        A special altar, called the rood-altar, used to stand under the screen.
        English Villages
        3
        They trooped up the rood, an excited group; Keineth and Peggy in advance.
        Keineth
        4
        A voice out of the rood-loft cut short the eloquent declamation.
        The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
        5
        A very effective rood screen separates the choir from the nave.
        The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891
        Usage of rood-tree in English
        1
        This we perceive at once if we compare Stephens' four lines, beginning "Christ was on Rood tree" with Kemble's:
        Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and li...
        Translations for rood-tree
        Portuguese
        crucifixo
        Catalan
        crucifix