fenes-tella

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fenes-tella - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fenes-tella \Fen`es-tel"la\, n. [L., dim. of fenestra ? window.]
     (Arch.)
     Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the
     relics within an altar, or the like.
     [1913 Webster]