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Grille

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

An enclosure, usually constructed of wrought iron or bronze, employed to designate the limits of the cloister in monasteries of nuns. A grille is placed in the parlor and chapel of those communities of nuns who, by solemn vows, are obliged to observe papal cloister.

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Entry for 'Grille'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​g/grille.html. 1910.