roodscreen.

A screen separating a church’s nave from its chancel, traditionally associated with a rood or cross.

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Words that belong together

• carved roodscreen
• painted roodscreen

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A carved roodscreen divided the church.

Paint remained on the old roodscreen.

The guide explained the roodscreen’s position.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular roodscreen; plural roodscreens. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.