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单词 lierne
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lierne

[ lee-urn ]
/ liˈɜrn /

noun Architecture.

an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.

Origin of lierne

1835–45; <French: binding timber, equivalent to li(er) to bind (<Latin ligāre) + -erne< ?

Words nearby lierne

lien mobilis, lienteric diarrhea, lientery, Liepāja, lier, lierne, Liestal, lie through one's teeth, lie to, Lietuva, lieu
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Example sentences from the Web for lierne

  • The vaulting is lierne vaulting, with short ribs, which connect the main ribs together.

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]|H. J. L. J. Mass
  • Perpendicular windows have been inserted in south and west walls, and the lierne vaulting belongs to the same period.

    The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
  • The lierne vault is very fine, and the bosses carved with beautiful foliage.

    The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
  • To the north of this screen is a rather late Gothic chapel with apse of three sides and lierne vaulting.

    The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for lierne

lierne
/ (lɪˈɜːn) /

noun

architect a short secondary rib that connects the intersections of the primary ribs, esp as used in Gothic vaulting

Word Origin for lierne

C19: from French, perhaps related to lier to bind
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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