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clearstory
[ kleer-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]
clearstory
/ ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ /
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Derived Forms
- ˈclearˌstoried, adjective
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Other Words From
- clearstoried adjective
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Example Sentences
By 1504 the clearstory windows of the nave were all in place.
And between tribune and clearstory are square apertures neither Romanesque nor Gothic.
Originally, beneath the clearstory were small circular unglassed apertures giving on the rafters over the tribune.
The choirs triforium arches were cut off, later, to lengthen the clearstory windows, and the nave has been revaulted.
Certainly the main clearstory is dwarfed by comparison, and the contrast in height between inner and outer aisle is too violent.
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