curvilinear tracery

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noun Architecture.

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

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Also called flowing tracery.

Words nearby curvilinear tracery

curve of occlusion, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system, curvilinear tracery, curvy, Curzon, Cusack, Cusanus, Cusco

How to use curvilinear tracery in a sentence

Silvestre Varela was hurtling toward the U.S. goal when Ronaldo fed him a pass of curvilinear purity.
Team USA 2, Portugal 2: Seconds Away From World Cup Glory|Tunku Varadarajan|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The windows are ornamented by tracery, and the façade is enriched by a free use of carving.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
"Nothing," answered the Andalusian, his dreamy eye wandering over the marble tracery on the wall above.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
It was good to rest quietly and look upward into the dark tracery far overhead.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

Through the tracery of the lattice came the warm breeze, bearing the narcotic scent of those tropic gardens.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
In the starlight he could only see the tracery of the forest of palms, and here and there, ghost-like, a white dress flitting.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis