blindstory

blind·sto·ry

[blahynd-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee]
noun, plural blind·sto·ries. Architecture.
a story, or major horizontal division of a wall, having no exterior windows or other major openings.

Origin:
1510–20; blind + story2

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blindstorey or blindstory (ˈblaɪndˌstɔːrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -reys, -ries
Compare clerestory a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
 
blindstory or blindstory
 
n

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