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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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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