Chevet
[shuh-vey] /ʃəˈveɪ/
noun
1.
an apse, as of a Gothic cathedral.
/ʃəˈveɪ/
noun
1.
a semicircular or polygonal east end of a church, esp a French Gothic church, often with a number of attached apses
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[shev-uh n] /ˈʃɛv ən/ noun 1. the flesh of goats, used as food.
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