fenestella

/ (ˌfɛnɪˈstɛlə) /
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noun plural -lae (-liː)

RC Church a small aperture in the front of an altar, containing relics
ecclesiast a niche in the side wall of a chancel, in which the credence or piscina are set
architect a small window or an opening in a wall

Word Origin for fenestella

C18: from Latin: a little window, from fenestra window

Words nearby fenestella

fender, fender bender, fender pile, fendered, feneration, fenestella, fenestra, fenestra of cochlea, fenestra of vestibule, fenestrated, fenestrated capillary

Words related to fenestella

bay, aperture, bow, oriel, jalousie, dormer, casement, fenestration, fanlight, fenestra, lunette, skylight, porthole, lancet, lucarne, mullioned

Example sentences from the Web for fenestella

  • But Fenestella reverses the charge, contending that Terence was older than either of them.

    The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete |C. Suetonius Tranquillus

  • I had the privilege of examining the actual grave December 1, 1891, lowering myself from the fenestella under the altar.

    Pagan and Christian Rome |Rodolfo Lanciani

  • Here we see the fenestella confessionis, by means of which pilgrims were allowed to behold and touch the venerable grave.

    Pagan and Christian Rome |Rodolfo Lanciani