"tracery" meaning in All languages combined

See tracery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪsəɹi/ Forms: traceries [plural]
Etymology: From trace + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trace|ery}} trace + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} tracery (plural traceries)
  1. (architecture) Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (bars or ribs as an ornamental feature): фигура (figura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), traceria [feminine] (Catalan), tracerie [feminine] (French), Maßwerk [neuter] (German), traforo [masculine] (Italian), masverk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), traceria [feminine] (Portuguese), tracería [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tracery-en-noun-wvAkDutm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'bars or ribs as an ornamental feature': 92 8
  2. (by extension) A delicate interlacing of lines reminiscent of the architectural ornament. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-tracery-en-noun-RSuiIrFA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fan tracery, stump tracery

Inflected forms

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