lychnoscope
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos) + -scope.
Noun
[edit]lychnoscope (plural lychnoscopes)
- (architecture, archaic) A low side window in a church.
- Synonym: leper window
References
[edit]- “lychnoscope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.