tracery

noun, plural trac·er·ies.

ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.

any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or embroidery; network.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see trace¹, -ery

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tracery (ˈtreɪsərɪ)

—n , pl -eries
1.	a pattern of interlacing ribs, esp as used in the upper part of a Gothic window, etc
2.	any fine pattern resembling this

'traceried

—*adj*

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tracery

mid-15c., "a place for drawing," formed in English from trace (v.) + -ery. Architectural sense, in reference to intersecting rib work in the upper part of a gothic window, is attested from 1660s. "Introduced by Wren, who described it as a masons' term," according to Weekley.

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Example sentences

Windows throughout are decorated with rectilinear tracery.

Two pairs of windows as well as terra cotta spandrels with a tracery design are

positioned between the pilasters.

They are surmounted by arched fanlights with delicate tracery.

Some of the original tracery, particularly at the entrances, has been removed

and the design modified over the years.

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