clearstory

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

noun

plural

clearstories 

1. clerestory.

clearstory

/ ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of clerestory

Other Word Forms

• clearstoried adjective

Example Sentences

A line of clearstory windows above the great room infuses even more natural light to both levels of the home.

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Like Salisbury it has the uncommon feature of two sets of transepts; the clearstory is carried round the church, unbroken by rose windows at the west or transept ends.

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The windows are high in the clearstory and set so deeply in the casement that the light falling on the mural paintings and fresco work is sifted and softened.

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The Interior.—The natural division, in height, of an early church, whether basilican or domical, was into three stories—the ground level, the gallery level, and the clearstory or vault level.

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The clearstory was restored in 1861 "from sufficiently clear indications" in the remains of the original windows.

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