Meaning & use
Chevet
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The rounded or polygonal east end of a church, especially in French Gothic architecture, comprising the apse and its surrounding chapels.
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The cathedral's chevet was ringed with radiating chapels dedicated to various saints.
Architectural historians study the chevet to trace the development of Gothic church design.
A note on using this word
Chevet is French for 'bolster' or 'headboard,' a metaphor for the rounded end of the church resembling the head of a bed.
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