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91Versailles, Palace of — The palace of Versailles, perhaps the most famous in Europe, is closely associated with king louis XIV. Beginning in 1624, king louis x III had additions made to a royal lodge that already existed at Versailles, and in 1631 construction began… …
92cloister — [ klɔɪstə] noun 1》 a covered, and typically colonnaded, passage round an open court in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2》 a convent or monastery. ↘(the cloister) monastic life. verb seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery.… …
93cloister — ► NOUN 1) a covered, and typically colonnaded, passage round an open court in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2) (the cloister) the secluded life of a monk or nun. ► VERB ▪ seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery. DERIVATIVES… …
94cloistral — cloister ► NOUN 1) a covered, and typically colonnaded, passage round an open court in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2) (the cloister) the secluded life of a monk or nun. ► VERB ▪ seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery.… …
