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Decorated style

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noun

  1. a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration

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The canopy over the head of the effigy is a fine and rich example of architectural work of the Early Decorated style.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

He found the choir and presbytery converted, to a great extent, to the Decorated style, though the Norman aisles remained.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

The fabric of the nave is of the Decorated style, though modern in date, with Perpendicular clerestory, having five three-light windows, on the north and south sides. 

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

The Decorated style may be divided as regards its windows into two classes—Geometric and Curvilinear.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney

During his incumbency he undertook the great work of re-building his parish church in the Early Decorated style upon the old ground plan. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles