chevet

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Noun
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che=vet

CIDE DICTIONARY

chevetn. [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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