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tracery

[ trey-suh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

tracery

/ ˈtreɪsərɪ /

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

Origin of tracery¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; trace ¹, -ery

The windows are ornamented by tracery, and the façade is enriched by a free use of carving.

"Nothing," answered the Andalusian, his dreamy eye wandering over the marble tracery on the wall above.

It was good to rest quietly and look upward into the dark tracery far overhead.

Through the tracery of the lattice came the warm breeze, bearing the narcotic scent of those tropic gardens.

In the starlight he could only see the tracery of the forest of palms, and here and there, ghost-like, a white dress flitting.

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[in-vet-er-it ]

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