tracery

[trey-suh-ree] Origin

trac·er·y

[trey-suh-ree]
noun, plural trac·er·ies.
1.
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
2.
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 is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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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Word Origin & History

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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