Clerestory Synonyms

klirstôrē
Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. clearstory
  2. rez-de-chaussee
Synonyms:
(Adverb)
  1. upside

Words Related to Clerestory

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. clerestorey
  2. traceried
  3. tracery
  4. nave
  5. triforium
  6. round-headed
  7. three-light
  8. two-light
  9. chancel
  10. transept
  11. Y-tracery
  12. round-arched
  13. four-centred
  14. spirelet
  15. rose-window

Clerestory Sentence Examples

  • The Pointed arches rest upon pillars, possibly Norman, and above them, below the Decorated clerestory windows, is a series of semicircular arches with flamboyant tracery, a remarkable feature.

  • The abbey church of St Mary the Virgin is a stately cruciform building with central tower, the nave and choir having aisles and clerestory.

  • In the restoration of 1866 some early mural painting was discovered, and a transition Norman clerestory was discovered, remaining above the later nave.

  • It is mainly Early English, and a fine example of the style; but some of the windows including the nave clerestory, and the beautiful carved wooden roof, are Perpendicular.

  • The nave and choir have aisles, triforium and clerestory.

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