fan tracery

  • 1Fan tracery — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… …

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  • 2fan tracery — n. the decoration on fan vaulting * * * …

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  • 3fan tracery — n. the decoration on fan vaulting …

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  • 4fan tracery — noun the carved tracery on fan vaulting • Hypernyms: ↑tracery • Part Holonyms: ↑fan vaulting * * * noun : decorative tracery on fan vaulting * * * fan tracery or fan vaulting noun (architecture) Tr …

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  • 5fan tracery — /fæn ˈtreɪsəri/ (say fan traysuhree) noun tracery which rises from a capital or a corbel and diverges like the folds of a fan, spreading over the surface of a vault …

  • 6Tracery — Tra cer/y, n.; pl. {Traceries} (Arch.) 1. Ornamental work with rambled lines. Especially: (a) The decorative head of a Gothic window. [1913 Webster] Note: Window tracery is of two sorts, plate tracery and bar tracery. Plate tracery, common in… …

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  • 7Fan — (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as:… …

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  • 8Fan blower — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… …

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  • 9Fan cricket — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… …

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  • 10Fan light — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… …

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