rood

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Definition of rood - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Christ's Cross

Dated

the Cross on which Christ was crucified

Dated

Pilgrims visited the site of the rood.

cross

crucifix

gallows

measurement

Rare

measure of land area equal to 1/4 acre

Rare

He bought a plot of five roods near the village..

religion

Dated

crucifix set on a beam in a church

Dated

The rood was beautifully carved above the altar.

cross

crucifix

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Expressions with rood

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rood screen

carved screen separating chancel and nave in a church

The rood screen divided the nave from the chancel.

rood-tree

representation of the cross on which Jesus was crucified

The artist carved a detailed rood-tree for the chapel.

Origin of rood

Old English, rōd (cross)

Examples of rood in a sentence

Historians studied the ancient carvings of the rood.
The farmer's land was divided into several roods.
They measured the garden in roods and perches.
A golden rood adorned the church's entrance.
The ancient rood was restored to its original glory.

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French:croix du Christ, quart d'acre, ...
German:Kruzifix, Landmaß, ...
Italian:Croce, quarto di acro, ...
Spanish:cruz, cuarto de acre, ...
Portuguese:cruzeiro, quarto de acre, ...
Chinese:十字架, 土地面积单位, ...
Japanese:十字架, 土地の測定単位, ...
Arabic:الصَّلِيب المُقَدَّس, وحدة مساحة تعادل ربع فدان, ...
Hebrew:צְלָב, מִדַּת שֶׁטַח שֶׁוֶוה לְרֶבַע אֵיקֶר, ...
Russian:распятие, земельная мера, ...
Ukrainian:Хрест, чверть акра, ...
Hindi:क्रॉस, रोड, ...
Bengali:ক্রুশ, রুড, ...
Catalan:creu, mesura de terra, ...
Czech:kříž, rood, ...
Danish:kors, jordmål, ...
Dutch:rood, roede, ...
Greek:Σταυρός, ρούδο, ...
Hungarian:keresztfa, rood, ...
Khmer:ឈើឆ្កាងរបស់ព្រះគ្រីស្ទ, ឯកតាវាស់ផ្ទៃដីស្មើមួយភាគបួនអេក, ...
Korean:십자가, 땅의 단위, ...
Persian:صلیب, ربع جریب, ...
Polish:Krzyż, ćwierć akra, ...
Portuguese (BR):cruz, quarto de acre, ...
Romanian:cruce, sfert de acru, ...
Swedish:kors, kvarts tunnland, ...
Thai:ไม้กางเขน, หน่วยวัดพื้นที่, ...
Turkish:Haç, dönüm, ...
Vietnamese:Thánh Giá, mẫu Anh, ...

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