celure

Examples of celure in a sentence

• [A]t dawn, if the archon is still enjoying himself, they'll let down the curtains to exclude the light, and perhaps even raise the celure over the garden.1982, Gene Wolfe, chapter V, in The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun; 3), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 38:
• Above the rood-screen, the painted celure of twenty painted panels carries symbols of the Passion […].2001, Judith Middleton-Stewart, Inward Purity and Outward Splendour, page 231:

Forms of celure

Origin of celure

Uncertain; apparently related to Medieval Latin celatorium, caelatura, via unattested Old French forms.

Questions about celure

What does celure mean?

Celure means a canopy, especially one over a bed or altar.

How do you use celure in a sentence?

[A]t dawn, if the archon is still enjoying himself, they'll let down the curtains to exclude the light, and perhaps even raise the celure over the garden.

What part of speech is celure?

Celure is a noun.

What is the plural of celure?

The plural of celure is celures.