wheel window
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The roof was gone, though a wheel window remained unbroken, high above the absent door.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
The church of S. Agostino, difficult to find in the slums, has a remarkable fa�ade with a beautiful wheel window.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
The wheel window of the main fa�ade dates from 1274.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
It is divided into three equal portions each of which is surmounted by a gable containing what was at one time a wheel window.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
This is a pleasing piece of Italian Gothic and, like several of its companions at Assisi, has an elegant wheel window and a number of grotesque little carvings of creatures human and bestial.
From Italian Hours by James, Henry
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