ceole

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ceole, f.n: throat, gullet; also referring to the back or roof of the mouth. (CHEH-ol-uh / ˈtʃɛɔ-lə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an angel turning a key in a door in the frame that fills the page; within the frame is a monstrous mouth open wide and filled with demons tormenting humans; the monstrous head itself has the heads of many other monstrous creatures emerging from it.
Winchester Psalter; England (Winchester), 12th/13th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero C IV, f. 39r. [bl.uk]

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