- Lychnoscope
- Lychnoscope \Lych"no*scope\, n. [Gr. ? + -scope.] (Arch.) Same as {Low side window}, under Low, a. [1913 Webster]
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Lychnoscope
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lychnoscope — lychnoscopic /lik neuh skop ik/, adj. /lik neuh skohp /, n. See lowside window. [1835 45; < Gk lýchn(os) lamp + O + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
lychnoscope — lych·no·scope … English syllables
lychnoscope — … Useful english dictionary
lowside window — /loh suyd / (in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside. Also, low side window. Also called lychnoscope. [1840 50; LOW1 + SIDE1] * * * … Universalium
low side window — noun : a window in medieval churches that is narrow, near the ground, and out of the line of the other windows called also lychnoscope … Useful english dictionary
lychnoscopic — adjective see lychnoscope … Useful english dictionary
lowside window — /loh suyd / (in medieval English churches) a window set low in the outside wall, permitting the interior to be seen from the outside. Also, low side window. Also called lychnoscope. [1840 50; LOW1 + SIDE1] … Useful english dictionary
