clearstory

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

/ ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

noun, plural clear·sto·ries.

Words nearby clearstory

clearing house, clearing mark, clearing sale, clearinghouse, clearly, clearstory, clearwater, clearwater mountains, clearway, clearweed, clearwing

OTHER WORDS FROM clearstory

clear·sto·ried, adjective

Definition for clearstory (2 of 2)

clerestory

or clear·sto·ry

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

/ ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

noun, plural clere·sto·ries.

Architecture. a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.

a raised construction, as on the roof of a railroad car, having windows or slits for admitting light or air.

Origin of clerestory

1375–1425; late Middle English, equivalent to clere clear + story story²

OTHER WORDS FROM clerestory

clere·sto·ried, adjective

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Examples from the Web for clearstory

The panelling beneath the clearstory is richer than that in the nave.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Churches of Coventry|Frederic W. Woodhouse
The 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'Reilly
The XV century rehandled the high vaulting and clearstory, where appear die-away moldings and flamelike tracery.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Two hundred years later another Tree of Jesse was made by Lynin, for the clearstory of the nave.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

We have no record of the building of the clearstory 62and roof of the nave.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Churches of Coventry|Frederic W. Woodhouse

British Dictionary definitions for clearstory (1 of 2)

clearstory

/ (ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of clerestory

Derived forms of clearstory

clearstoried, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for clearstory (2 of 2)

clerestory

clearstory

/ (ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof

the part of the wall in which these windows are setCompare blindstorey

Derived forms of clerestory

clerestoried or clearstoried, adjective

Word Origin for clerestory

C15: from clear + storey

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