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double monastery

History; Medieval

combined monastery for men and women but sexually separated. Ruled by either an abbot or abbess.

double ogre

History; Medieval

moulding or line formed by a combination of a round and a hollow, partly concave and partly convex, when doubled forms a design.

double tracery

History; Medieval

layer of tracery superimposed upon another.

dowelled

History; Medieval

fastened together by pins either of oak or copper.

drawbridge

History; Medieval

wooden bridge which could be raised and lowered, sited in front of tower or D carved or smoothed stonework around openings and along.

dreng

History; Medieval

the name given to a free peasant in Northumbria and sometimes in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name usually implies that land is held in return for military service.

dressing

History; Medieval

carved or smoothed stonework around openings and along edges.

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