Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ciborio
English translation:
ciborium / baldachin / baldaquin
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Nedra Rivera Huntington
Mar 4, 2007 18:21
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
for beautiful and accurate texts
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English
cibario
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
underground churches
Describing Minervino Murge's Grotta di San Michele: "Si scende, poi, per novanta scalini, ricavati nella pietra e si arriva ad un presbiterio, costituito da quattro colonne in pietra: è quanto resta dell’antico cibario della chiesa di San Salvatore."
I assumed it was going to be a "cibarium", but the nearest I could get was an anatomical term for a part of the mosquito's digestive system ...
I assumed it was going to be a "cibarium", but the nearest I could get was an anatomical term for a part of the mosquito's digestive system ...
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United States
Native in English
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United States
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Comment: "oh, of course - I was only aware of the first meaning of the word as a container for hosts, so I had discarded that term as it was impossible in the context. I think I can close this question before the 24 hours are up! Thanks to both of the answerers who replied within seconds of each other"
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Italian term (edited):
ciborio
ciborium
Probably a typo for CIBORIO
ciborium
2) A canopy resting on columns over the altar.
http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ciborium.htm
ciborium
2) A canopy resting on columns over the altar.
http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ciborium.htm
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