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 < ?

Example Sentences

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 Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

Vaulting with intermediate ribs, ridge ribs, and late in the style lierne ribs, and bosses.

From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

It is divided into two bays, each covered with a vault formed of eight ribs crossing each other at the centre, and decorated by two lierne ribs in each of the four quarters.

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.

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 Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)

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.