trefoil arch
Americannoun
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This large twin bay with a trefoil arch replaced in 1860 a rectangular opening, that replaced itself a small Romanesque bay in 1790.
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Gothic trefoil arches and traceries are carried by classical columns.
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Across these five upright divisions and in a straight line is thrown a great flattened trefoil arch joined to the back with Gothic vaulting.
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The arch over it is a moulded trefoil arch, surmounted by a plain canopy of very simple and formal design.
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In the second stage are four trefoil arches similarly supported; this range is continued round the facings of the inner wall immediately over the doorways, and forms the base of the windows.
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