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tierceron Arch.|ˈtɪəsərɒn|
[a. F. tierceron (1518 in Godef. Compl.), f. tiers, tierce third + suffix -on (see -oon), with intercalated -er-: see Godef. §63. 1.]
A subordinate arch springing from the point of intersection of two main arches of a vault.
1842–76Gwilt's Encycl. Archit., Index, Tierceron, in vaulting. 1890C. H. Moore Goth. Archit. i. 18 note, The additional ribs, liernes, tiercerons, etc., which appear in the later forms of vaulting,..are mere surface ribs having no real function. 1905Bond Goth. Archit. 74 Intermediate ribs, or tiercerons, were added in Lincoln nave. |