Etymology

lierne rib

Today it means: In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another. Full definition →

French lierne
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  1. French · derived fromlierne
  2. English todaylierne rib

French lierne.

Words from the same roots

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lierne

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