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tracery definition

trac·ery (trās′ər ē)

noun pl. traceries -·er·ies

ornamental work of interlacing or branching lines, as in a Gothic window, some kinds of embroidery, etc.

Etymology: < trace + -ery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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