reticulated tracery

noun

A form of bar tracery used in Gothic architecture, particularly during the Decorated period in England in the early 14th century, and characterized by repeated patterns of ogee-ended lozenges that form a mesh or network in the upper portions of windows.

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Meanings

nounreticulated tracery (countable and uncountable, plural reticulated traceries)

plural reticulated traceries

  1. countableuncountableA form of bar tracery used in Gothic architecture, particularly during the Decorated period in England in the early 14th century, and characterized by repeated patterns of ogee-ended lozenges that form a mesh or network in the upper portions of windows.
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