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fenestella

fenestella noun: a niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina and sometimes the credence.

Noun

fenestella (plural fenestellae)

  1. A niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina and sometimes the credence.

Forms of fenestella

pluralfenestellae

Origin of fenestella

Borrowed from Latin fenestella.

Questions about fenestella

What does fenestella mean?
Fenestella means a niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina and sometimes the credence.
What part of speech is fenestella?
Fenestella is a noun.
What is the plural of fenestella?
The plural of fenestella is fenestellae.

Words near fenestella in the dictionary

  1. Fenelon
  2. Fenelons
  3. Fener
  4. feneration
  5. Fenerbahce
  6. fenestella
  7. fenestellae
  8. fenestellate
  9. fenestellid
  10. fenestellids
  11. fenestra

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