Squint

squint - the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed ...

Squint - Observation hole in wall or room.
Stepped - Recessed in a series of ledges.
Steyned - Lined (like in a well).

Squint -
A hole cut in a wall or pier to allow the main altar to be viewed from where it otherwise could not be seen.
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Sometimes squints were placed to enable nuns to observe the services - without having to give up their isolation.

Hagioscopes or Squints. - Openings in the walls of different parts of the church to enable worshippers, who would otherwise not be able to see the altar, to have a view of the priest at Mass.
High altar.

hagioscope Also called a squint. A hole cut through a church wall or pillar in order to give a view of the altar. High Altar In a church with several altars, the main altar located in the chancel.

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As a rule these hagioscopes, or "squints" as they are sometimes called, are found on one or both sides of the chancel arch.

Oblique opening in wall for watching the elevation of the Host (also called a squint).
Hatchments ...

Quoins are said to be squint when they are not at right angles. A squared stone, the same height as a quoin and immediately next to it can be referred to as a second quoin.
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Squint - Observation hole in wall or room.
Squire - young man who served a knight, helping him with his horses and armour, who hoped to become a knight himself.

SQUINT: an opening cut through an interior wall to allow a view of an altar from a place where it would not otherwise be visible. STEEPLE: the complete tower of a church, complete with its spire, lantern, etc.

See also: Church, Altar, Tower, Pier, Aisle