Definition of Lierne

1. a connecting part in Gothic vaulting [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lierne

lienomyelogenous
lienopancreatic
lienophrenic ligament
lienor
lienorenal
lienorenal ligament
lienors
liens
lienteric
lienteric diarrhoea
lienterics
lienteries
lientery
lienunculus
lier
lierne (current term)
lierne rib
lierne ribs
liernes
liers
lies
liest
lieth
lieu
lieu jaune
lieus
lieutenancies
lieutenancy
lieutenant
lieutenant JG

Literary usage of Lierne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Palmer's Index to the Times NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1877)
"II « 13 ci 'lierne^, '1'Ku»., tu,- ^v«»»ult, I? « II « 1>«r'1'«u D»uc;l!i<.r», 14 / 7/ 1'ude/, '1'lium»,, ..."

2. A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting: In which the Principles by Edward Dobson (1849)
"In Germany and the Netherlands we find lierne vaults of very complex character, some of them exhibiting designs which would seem to have been invented ..."

3. The Story of Boston: A Study of Independency by Arthur Gilman (1889)
"... rushing to the height of eighty feet amid the triumphant plaudits of the people. An ode by THK MONUMENT FROM TEMPLE AND LiERNE STREETS ..."

4. The Rudiments of Masonry and Stonecutting: Exhibiting the Principles of by Edward Dobson (1869)
"Plain ribbed vaults were much used in France, and in the Italian churches, andwere often decorated with painting. 22. lierne Vaulting. ..."

5. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1906)
"This is especially common in Bristol Cathedral; the photographs are from the BERKELEY CHAPEL and the CHOIR AISLE (329); cf. Warwick chancel. lierne ..."

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