tracery

/ˈtreɪsəri/
noun
  1. An ornamental stone pattern of interlaced lines, especially in the upper part of a Gothic window or arch.
    • The rose window's tracery was incredibly intricate.
    • The museum displayed a fragment of tracery from a ruined abbey.
    • Medieval builders used tracery to create beautiful patterns in stone.
  2. Any delicate, interlaced pattern or design resembling stone tracery.
    • The frost left a delicate tracery of ice on the windowpane.
    • The lace had a fine tracery of flowers and leaves.
    • The map showed a tracery of rivers and streams across the valley.
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