clearstory
Other words from clearstory
- clearstoried, adjective
Words Nearby clearstory
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How to use clearstory in a sentence
By 1504 the clearstory windows of the nave were all in place.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyAnd between tribune and clearstory are square apertures neither Romanesque nor Gothic.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyOriginally, beneath the clearstory were small circular unglassed apertures giving on the rafters over the tribune.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe choirs triforium arches were cut off, later, to lengthen the clearstory windows, and the nave has been revaulted.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyCertainly the main clearstory is dwarfed by comparison, and the contrast in height between inner and outer aisle is too violent.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for clearstory
/ (ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ) /
a variant spelling of clerestory
Derived forms of clearstory
- clearstoried, adjective
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