tracery

Meaning

1. Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature.
2. (broadly) A delicate interlacing of lines reminiscent of the architectural ornament.

Synonyms

delicate

filigree

flowing tracery

fretwork

gauze

lacework

mesh

openwork

open-work

pattern

design

curvilinear tracery

Translations

tracerie

traceria

Masswerk

σχέδιο λεπτώς επεξειργασμένο

entrelacs

ornamentiek

traceria

arrendado

الزخرفة

tracería

Maßwerk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹeɪsəɹi/

Etymology

From trace + -ery.