Get to know Tracery better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like decoration or ornament.
Tracery in a sentence
Tracery meaning
- 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.
- A delicate interlacing of lines reminiscent of the architectural ornament.
Synonyms of Tracery
Using Tracery
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A delicate interlacing of lines reminiscent of the architectural ornament.
- Useful related words include: decoration, ornament, ornamentation.
- In the example corpus, tracery often appears in combinations such as: of tracery, tracery and, tracery at.
Context around Tracery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tracery
- In this selection, "tracery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, plate, balcony, flamboyant, irregular and rose stand out and add context to how "tracery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and balcony tracery in the and and intricate tracery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tracery" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tracery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One of the earliest examples is in the plate tracery at Winchester (1222–1235). (14 words)
Some of the most beautiful and famous traceried windows of Europe employ this type of tracery. (16 words)
The ground floor, in particular, has unusual tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work. (16 words)
Flamboyant arch Flamboyant tracery at Limoges Cathedral The Flamboyant Arch is one that is drafted from four points, the upper part of each main arc turning upwards into a smaller arc and meeting at a sharp, flame-like point. (39 words)
The type of tracery that evolved to fill these spaces is known in England as Geometric Decorated Gothic and can be seen to splendid effect at many English and French Cathedrals, notably Lincoln and Notre Dame in Paris. (38 words)
Other features common to Gothic architecture are the rib vault, buttresses, including flying buttresses; large windows which are often grouped, or have tracery; rose windows, towers, spires and pinnacles; and ornate façades. (32 words)
Example sentences (15)
Her extensive portfolio submission included work on Wells Cathedral medieval clock pedestals, the conservation of Wells Cathedral West Front figures along with examples of tracery and glazing repairs.
Aside from the location, the geometric purity of the composition and balcony tracery in the same style as the Charnley House likely gave away Wright's involvement.
Flamboyant arch Flamboyant tracery at Limoges Cathedral The Flamboyant Arch is one that is drafted from four points, the upper part of each main arc turning upwards into a smaller arc and meeting at a sharp, flame-like point.
One of the earliest examples is in the plate tracery at Winchester (1222–1235).
Other characteristics of early Gothic architecture, such as vertical shafts, clustered columns, compound piers, plate tracery and groups of narrow openings had evolved during the Romanesque period.
Other features common to Gothic architecture are the rib vault, buttresses, including flying buttresses; large windows which are often grouped, or have tracery; rose windows, towers, spires and pinnacles; and ornate façades.
Some of the most beautiful and famous traceried windows of Europe employ this type of tracery.
The Equilateral Arch lends itself to filling with tracery of simple equilateral, circular and semi-circular forms.
The ground floor, in particular, has unusual tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.
The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.
The remodelling work was completed in 1949 when Murrary Easton replaced the Gothic tracery of the windows with a simpler design in the style of the medieval Hall.
These arches create a rich and lively effect when used for window tracery and surface decoration.
The type of tracery that evolved to fill these spaces is known in England as Geometric Decorated Gothic and can be seen to splendid effect at many English and French Cathedrals, notably Lincoln and Notre Dame in Paris.
Windows in the Chapter House at York Minster show the equilateral arch with typical circular motifs in the tracery.
Within the coffin was a pectoral cross convert across made of gold and mounted with garnets and intricate tracery.
Common combinations with tracery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tracery 3×
- tracery and 3×
- tracery at 2×
- plate tracery 2×
- with tracery 2×
- tracery of 2×
- tracery irregular 2×