dūru

dūru, m/f/n.n: door. (DOO-ruh / ˈduː-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a person standing between some columns beside an unusually short door (not quite reaching their shoulders) with decorative hinges and a knocker or handle in the centre.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 27v. [bl.uk]

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