CLERESTORY

clerestory, clearstory

(noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

clerestory (plural clerestories)

(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

Source: Wiktionary


Clear"sto`ry, Clere"sto`ry, n. (Arch.)

Definition: The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs.

Clere"sto`ry, n.

Definition: Same as Clearstory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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