Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - cloister

ˈklɔɪstə n. & v. --n. 1 a covered walk, often with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other, esp. in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2 monastic life or seclusion. 3 a convent or monastery. --v.tr. seclude or shut up usu. in a convent or monastery. øøcloistral adj. [ME f. OF cloistre f. L claustrum, clostrum lock, enclosed place f. claudere clausCLOSE(2)]