Look up: tracery

1. Tracery
   Intersecting ribwork in upper part of window.
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2. tracery
   [n] - decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
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3. Tracery
   intersecting ribwork in upper part of window
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4. Tracery
   Decorative open patterns in the stonework at the heads of Gothic windows, etc.
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5. tracery
   the pattern made by stonework in the top part of a window: such pattern in wood, or on the surface of a wall, etc.
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6. tracery
   In architecture, a type of ornamental stonework applied to windows during the Gothic period. At first it took the form of `plate` tracery, in which a thin panel of stone or wood was inserted...
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7. Tracery
   an ornamental pattern of stonework supporting the glazing in a Gothic or early Renaissance window. Plate tracery is the earliest type and consists of holes cut into a wall or a solid block or plate of stone, bar tracery resembles a twisted metal bar.
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8. Tracery
   The pattern of stone, wood or iron strips used to subdivide a large window opening into smaller sections. Tracery is used to describe the pattern of major subdivisions of a window.
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9. Tracery
   Fine decorative carving in either wood or stone found in the design of windows, vaults, screens and panels.
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10. Tracery
    Openwork pattern of masonry or wood in the upper part of an opening e.g window or screen. See Blind Tracery , Y-Tracery , Reticulated .
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11. tracery
    rchitectural term dating from the 17thC and used to refer to the carved, ornamental stone openwork which decorates the top of a Gothic window. It is also found on vaulted ceilings, doors and panels. Tracery was used extensively during the first half of the 19thC on the backs of chairs and hall seats.
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12. tracery
    noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
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13. Tracery
    • (n.) A tracing of lines; a system of lines produced by, or as if by, tracing, esp. when interweaving or branching out in ornamental or graceful figures.
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14. tracery
    in architecture, bars, or ribs, used decoratively in windows or other openings; the term also applies to similar forms used in relief as wall ... [3 related articles]
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15. Tracery
    In architecture, tracery is the ornamental stone-work in the upper part of Gothic windows, formed by the ramifications of the mullions. The term is also applied to the decorations of corresponding character which are abundantly used in Gothic architecture on panellings, ceilings, etc.
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16. Tracery
    Located throughout Gothic cathedrals, tracery adds much to the distinctive style of Gothic ornament. The variety of Tracery patterns within these cathedrals is nearly endless. Their interlacing lines are incorporated into vaults, walls, columns, windows and the woodwork of the screens. Ornamental st...
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17. tracery
    tracery, bands or bars of stone, wood, or other material, either subdividing an opening or standing in relief against a wall and forming an ornamental pattern of solid members and open spaces. The term refers especially to the subdivisions in the arched openings of Gothic architecture. In Romanesque...
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18. Tracery
    In architecture, `Tracery` is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window. The term probably derives from the `tracing floors` on which the complex patterns of late Gothic windows were laid out. Plate tracery: The earliest form of window tracery, typical of Gothic architecture p...
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