cloister

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈklɔɪstə/
• (US) enPR: kloiʹstər, IPA ^(key): /ˈklɔɪstɚ/

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Noun

Singular cloister

Plural cloisters

The Cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral

1. A cloister is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries. It has open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle.

Verb

Plain form cloister

Third-person singular cloisters

Past tense cloistered

Past participle cloistered

Present participle cloistering

1. (transitive) If you cloister yourself, you confine yourself in a convent or monastery