lierne

American  

[lee-urn] / liˈɜrn /

noun

Architecture.

1. an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.

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lierne British  

/ lɪˈɜːn /

noun

1. architect a short secondary rib that connects the intersections of the primary ribs, esp as used in Gothic vaulting

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Etymology

Origin of lierne

1835–45; < French: binding timber, equivalent to li ( er ) to bind (< Latin ligāre ) + -erne < ?

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Example Sentences

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lierne

The vaulting is lierne vaulting, with short ribs, which connect the main ribs together.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph) Massé

To the north of this screen is a rather late Gothic chapel with apse of three sides and lierne vaulting.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

In 1446, on February 27th, Walter Lyhart, or le Hart, was consecrated, and it is to him that Norwich Cathedral owes the superb lierne vault that now spans the nave.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne) Quennell

The general effect of the endless cutting up of the vaults into numberless compartments by the complicated system of lierne ribs is one of restlessness.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

Two other Side Chapels deserve to be mentioned, viz. the two eastmost on the north side, which were the first roofed with lierne vaulting.

From A Short Account of King's College Chapel by Walter Poole Littlechild

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