severies
- plural of severy.
Example Sentences
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In the great square western severy of the nave this was easier, but the other severies are oblong.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur
Counting the angle severies as in each walk, it will be noticed that there are fourteen severies on the east side; and thirteen on the other three.
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 Presbytery consists of two double severies, or four compartments, terminated by a semi-circular apse of five compartments.
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)
These great pilasters form the divisions east and west into severies.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur
The vaulting, owing to the severies being nearly square, is regular; in other respects similar to that already described.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur
