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clearstory

American  
[kleer-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee] / ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

noun

clearstories plural
  1. clerestory.


clearstory British  
/ ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of clerestory

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The chancel is dark owing to the small clearstory windows, the low outer north aisle, and the concealment of a south window by the organ.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

In the West these structural divisions were developed into the triple composition of nave-arcade, triforium, and clearstory.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

We have no record of the building of the clearstory 62and roof of the nave.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

While the north aisle is later than the south, the clearstory, as has been said is earlier, being of late Decorated date with large three-light windows of reticulated tracery.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

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

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

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