tracery

[ trey-suh-ree ]

/ ˈtreɪ sə ri /

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noun, plural trac·er·ies.

ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.

any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or embroidery; network.

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Origin of tracery

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at trace¹, -ery

Words nearby tracery

traceable, traceless, tracer, tracer bullet, traceried, tracery, traces, traceur, trache-, trachea, tracheal

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Example sentences from the Web for tracery

The tracery of a rose window over the door of the North aisle, is gone, and perhaps it is difficult to decide what it meant.
Guernsey Pictorial Directory and Stranger's Guide|Thomas Bellamy
The arches of the windows in the aisles are Early Decorated, the tracery is modern.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
The tracery of the windows is unusual in design, and is similar to that in a window of the chapel at Merton College, Oxford.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]|H. J. L. J. Mass
Cusp—an ornament used in the tracery of windows, screens, etc., to form foliation.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story

From others, as at Saint German, the tracery has been cut away altogether.
Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine|Edward A. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for tracery

tracery

/ (ˈtreɪsərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a pattern of interlacing ribs, esp as used in the upper part of a Gothic window, etc

any fine pattern resembling this

Derived forms of tracery

traceried, adjective

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tracery

noun, plural trac·er·ies.

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noun plural -eries

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