arcosolium
English
Etymology
From Latin arcus (“arc, arch”) and solium (“sill, place of state”).
Noun
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The 15th century arcosolium of Martín Vázquez de Arce, in the wall of the Cathedral of Sigüenza, Spain.
arcosolium (plural arcosolia)
- (architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
Translations
a tomb in an arched recess in a wall
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Anagrams
- maricolous