interlacing arcade

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noun

1. an arcade, especially a blind one, composed of arches interlacing arches so arranged and cut that each arch seems to intersect and be intersected by one or more other arches.

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interlacing arcade

The nave, north and south transepts, contain each four stories in height, consisting of an interlacing arcade of Norman work in the interior of the ground level, and three stories of windows above.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler

It differs somewhat in detail from that on the south side, there being an interlacing arcade half-way up, possibly being so rebuilt when the devastation caused by the siege was being repaired.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Addleshaw

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