About The Word Tracery
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Tracery
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What's The Definition Of Tracery?
[n] decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tracery: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tracery: See Also | decoration | fan tracery | ornament | ornamentation Tracery In Webster's Dictionary \Tra"cer*y\, 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. ``Knit with curious
tracery.'' --Burns.
\Tra"cer/y\, n.; pl. {Traceries} (Arch.) Ornamental work with rambled lines. Especially: (a) The decorative head of a Gothic window. Note: Window tracery is of two sorts, plate tracery and bar tracery. Plate tracery, common in Italy, consists of a series of ornamental patterns cut through a flat plate of stone. Bar tracery is a decorative pattern formed by the curves and intersections of the molded bars of the mullions. Window tracery is imitated in many decorative objects, as panels of wood or metal either pierced or in relief. See also Stump tracery under {Stump}, and Fan tracery under {Fan}. (b) A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed. |
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