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clerestory definition

clere·story (klir′stôr′ē)

noun pl. clerestories -·ries

the upper part of a wall, specif. of a church, containing windows for lighting the central part of a lofty room or space

Etymology: ME clerestorie < cler, clear + storie, story

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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