Meaning of celure | Babel Free

Definitions

A canopy, especially one over a bed or altar.

archaic, historical

Examples

“And whan these thre spyndels were shapen / she made hem to be fastned vpon the selar of the bedde […].”

“Cellar for a bedde, ciel de lit.”

“[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.”

“Above the rood-screen, the painted celure of twenty painted panels carries symbols of the Passion […].”

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