fan tracery
Britishnoun
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The projection of the rood-loft still remained on the top, adorned with fan tracery, and there was also the old door which led up to it.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
The chapel is, in its way, perfect, a complete vault of fan tracery.
From Evesham by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
The Porch has a fine groined vault, with fan tracery, and a rich parapet and cornice.
From Addresses & Papers / Collectanea by Eade, Peter
The ceiling of this is of fan tracery, and its side walls are panelled in five tiers.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
The vaulting is covered with fan tracery, the spaces between the ribs being filled in with a rich design.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
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