Associations to the word «Clerestory»

Wiktionary

CLERESTORY, noun. (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

Dictionary definition

CLERESTORY, noun. Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne