Tracery
['treɪs(ə)rɪ] or ['tresəri]
Definition
(noun.) decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs.
Typist: Ronald--From WordNet
Examples
- The great variety of elaborate designs of delicate tracery in silk, rich patterns in brocades, and gorgeous figures in carpets, attest the value of Jacquard’s important step in this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The roof and chimney of Venn's caravan showed behind the tracery and tangles of the brake. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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