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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The arch in a church between the nave and the choir: so called from the rood being placed over it.
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The rood-arch was the arch separating chancel from nave, under which the rood and rood-screen were usually situated.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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