hagioscope

American  

[hag-ee-uh-skohp, hey-jee-] / ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi- /

noun

1. squint.

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hagioscope British  

/ ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk, ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. architect another name for squint

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Other Word Forms

• hagioscopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hagioscope

First recorded in 1830–40; hagio- + -scope

Example Sentences

The former was once the seat of a Benedictine priory founded in the reign of Henry I. The church has a hagioscope and a square Norman font.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric

A small quatrefoiled hagioscope may be noticed in the library above the cloister; it, no doubt, commanded a view of the high altar of the chapel.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

The hagioscope in the chancel appears as a window in the outer wall.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric

Why pore over them in this selfish manner all alone and at the dead of night when no one can possibly disturb you, or, since you have blocked the hagioscope, even see you?

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

In the west wall is a hagioscope, and from a room next the chapel a newel staircase led to the priest's room on the floor above.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind