clearstory

[ kleer-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]

/ ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

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noun, plural clear·sto·ries.

clerestory.

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OTHER WORDS FROM clearstory

clearstoried, adjective

Words nearby clearstory

clearly, clear off, clear one's name, clear out, clear-sighted, clearstory, clear the air, clear the decks, clear the table, clear up, Clearwater

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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'Reilly
And between tribune and clearstory are square apertures neither Romanesque nor Gothic.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Originally, beneath the clearstory were small circular unglassed apertures giving on the rafters over the tribune.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The choirs triforium arches were cut off, later, to lengthen the clearstory windows, and the nave has been revaulted.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for clearstory

clearstory

/ (ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of clerestory

Derived forms of clearstory

clearstoried, adjective

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