at the celebration of the Eucharist. p. 28.

=Chantry=, a sepulchral chapel, in which masses for the dead were
chanted. p. 24.

=Choir=, the chancel of collegiate or cathedral churches. p. 32.

=Clerestory=, (old spelling clear-story) the upper story or row of
windows in a Gothic Church. p. 15.

=Cloisters=, covered galleries of communication between the different
parts of a monastic building or college. They generally have roofs of
groined stone. At Westminster they run round the two quadrangles of the
Great and Little Cloisters, and join them together by long stone
passages. p. 33.

=Crocket=, detached flowers or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the
angles of spires, pinnacles and gables. p. 115.

=Gable=, the upright triangular piece of masonry or woodwork at the end
of a roof.

=Gargoyle=, a projecting stone water-spout in the shape of some monster,
or the figure of a man from whose mouth the water runs. p. 13.

=Gothic= Architecture is chiefly distinguished by the _pointed arch_. It
is divided into three periods. The Early English, which prevailed during
the thirteenth century. The Decorated style, which prevailed during the
fourteenth century. And the Perpendicular, or style of the fifteenth
century. In France the latest Gothic style is called Flamboyant. p. 115.

=Mullions=, upright bars of stone between the lights of a window.

=Nave=, the principal or central division of a Gothic Church, extending
from the west end to the entrance of the Choir. p. 64.

=Oriel=, a window projecting from the face of the wall, frequently
resting on brackets.

=Pendant=, a sculptured ornament hanging from a Gothic roof. In the
latest or Perpendicular style the pendants are sculptured in the most
delicate manner and form the Keystones of the roof, taking the place of
the bosses. p. 106.

=Pier-Arches=, arches supported on piers (or pillars) between the centre
and side aisles. p. 110.

=Pyx=, a gold or silver circular vessel in which the Eucharistic wafer
was reserved before the Reformation for communicating the sick. The term
is also used sometimes, for a casket in which relics are kept; or for
boxes in which deeds are preserved. p. 22.

=Reredos=, the screen at the back of the Altar. p. 15.

=Rood=, the Holy Rood, or Crucifix. A cross with the figure of our
Saviour upon it. p. 52.

=Rose-Window=, a circular window, called also a Catherine-wheel, or a
Marigold window. p. 13.

=Sacrarium=, the part of a te