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transept [ˈtrænsɛpt] n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) either of the two wings of a cruciform church at right angles to the nave [from Anglo-Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + saeptum enclosure] transeptal adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Seating myself in a corner of the transept where I could see all and be little seen, I with the rest awaited the coming of the overdue bridegroom. Even if Philip had wanted to hear this it would have been impossible, for the boys of King's School sit in the choir, and the pulpit stands at the corner of the transept so that the preacher's back is almost turned to them. Perhaps the glimpse, among the anonymous spectators in the transept, of a dark coil of hair under a hat which, a moment later, revealed itself as belonging to an unknown lady with a long nose, so laughably unlike the person whose image she had evoked that he asked himself if he were becoming subject to hallucinations. |
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