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Definition of tracery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tracery

noun

/ˈtreɪsəri/

/ˈtreɪsəri/

(plural traceries)

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[uncountable] (specialist) a pattern of lines and curves in stone on the top part of some church windows

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[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (literary) an attractive pattern of lines and curves
- the delicate tracery of ice on the window

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