- Bar Tracery
- window tracery wich divides the window into patterns with bars of stone, characteristic of later GothicSee: Tracery, Bar
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Bar Tracery
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Bar tracery — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bar tracery — Tracery using stone ribs in complicated patterns. Also see See architecture, flamboyant, and rose window … Glossary of Art Terms
bar tracery — noun Etymology: bar (I) : decorative architectural tracery that is formed by the curves and intersections of the molded bars of mullions … Useful english dictionary
bar tracery — noun Architecture tracery with strips of stone across an aperture … English new terms dictionary
Tracery — Tra cer/y, n.; pl. {Traceries} (Arch.) 1. Ornamental work with rambled lines. Especially: (a) The decorative head of a Gothic window. [1913 Webster] Note: Window tracery is of two sorts, plate tracery and bar tracery. Plate tracery, common in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bar — (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bar shoe — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bar shot — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bar sinister — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tracery — /tray seuh ree/, n., pl. traceries. 1. ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc. 2. any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or… … Universalium
