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chevelure |
cheven |
cheventein |
cheveril |
cheverliize |
chevet
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| chevisance
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chevet
CIDE DICTIONARY
chevet, n. [F., head of the bed, dim. fr. chef head. See Chief.].
The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chevet, n. the apsidal end of a church, sometimes with an attached group of apses.
Etymology
F, = pillow, f. L capitium f. caput head
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