clearstory

clear·sto·ry

C0398100 (klîr′stôr′ē)n. Variant of clerestory.

clearstory

(ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ) n (Architecture) a variant spelling of clerestory ˈclearˌstoried adj

clere•sto•ry

or clear•sto•ry

(ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries. a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight. [1375–1425; <clere clear + story story²]

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Noun

clearstory - part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting lightclerestorywindow - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

clearstory

clearstory:

see clerestoryclerestory
or clearstory
, a part of a building whose walls rise higher than the roofs of adjoining parts of the structure. Pierced by windows, it is chiefly a device for obtaining extra light.
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clerestory, clerestory window

clerestory, 2 A 1.An upper zone of wall pierced with windows that admit light to the center of a lofty room. 2. A window so placed. (See illustration p. 218.)

clerestory

, clearstory1. a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof 2. the part of the wall in which these windows are set

clearstory

noun

Synonyms for clearstory

noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light

Synonyms

clerestory

Related Words

window

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