Decorated style

Decorated architecture


noun
  1. a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration

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How to use Decorated style in a sentence

  • Coity church, dating from the 14th century, is a fine cruciform building with central embattled tower in Early Decorated style.

  • So far all is simple: but as we approach the Decorated style, the symbolism becomes excessively complicated.

  • It is in the Decorated style of Gothic, and has a row of picturesque gable-ends lining the north-east side.

    Hampstead and Marylebone | Geraldine Edith Mitton
  • Numerous instances of this kind occur in antient churches and halls built in the Decorated style.

    The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony Lower
  • In the Decorated style of the fourteenth century tracery was developed till it reached a great pitch of perfection and intricacy.

    Architecture | Thomas Roger Smith