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curvilinear tracery

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noun

Architecture.

  1. tracery, especially of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms.

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The curvilinear tracery gave place to a rigid vertical and horizontal form, with the result that windows and panels instead of being filled with curved bars of stone, were sub-divided by straight perpendicular bars and transoms or cross-bars.

From Project Gutenberg

In each bay of the Triforium there are three arches with curvilinear tracery.

From Project Gutenberg

The middle windows to the north and south are of very curious half geometrical, half curvilinear tracery.

From Project Gutenberg

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