clerestory
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clerestory
- /ˈklɪəɹ.stɔːɹi/ Canada, US
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From Middle English clerestory, from clere (“clear: light, lighted”) + story (“storey/story: level of a building”).
noun clerestories · clearstory · clerstory
- 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. Following these signs, he beheld three or four men with bent bows, leaning from the clerestory gallery.
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noun upper part of a wall containing windows
| Español | claristorio |
|---|---|
| Português | clerestório |
| Français | clair-étage, claire-voie |
| Deutsch | Lichtgaden, Obergaden, Fenstergaden |
| Italiano | cleristorio |
| Русский | клеристо́рий kleristórij |
Talk about this word "clerestory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clerestory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clerestory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clerestory "clerestory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clerestory.Cite this
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