Early English
pertaining to the first style of Gothic architecture in England, ending in the latter half of the 13th century, characterized by the use of lancet arches, plate tracery, and narrow openings.
Origin of Early English
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How to use Early English in a sentence
The arches escaped, and are splendid specimens of Early English, "of the Pointed style in all the purity of its first period."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThese piers support the Early English arches, with dog-tooth ornament large in the interior, small in the exterior.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyIt is of Early English date; and before 1292 was situated within the choir.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThe decorations of the capitals of the Early English columns are not so elaborate as those in the north choir aisle.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyChancel and south transept are Early English, and the south doorway very excellent Norman.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
British Dictionary definitions for Early English
a style of architecture used in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, characterized by lancet arches, narrow openings, and plate tracery
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