Cinquefoil
SINGK foil, SANGK foil
Architecture
A five-lobed circle or arch formed by cusping ...
cinquefoil
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson
0.01 sec.
cinquefoil: with five foils or cusps.
clerestorey: the upper part of the side walls of a building, especially a church, rising above the aisle roofs and pierced by windows.
cinquefoil - in tracery, having five pendants in a circular ring; usually applied to windows and panels. See also tracery.
Cinquefoil : A five sided design of converging arcs, often used in frame work.
Cornice : A decorative horizontal outcropping serving to crown a wall or column.
Cinquefoil: A five sided design of converging arcs.
Fan vaulting: A decorative and intricate form of tracery in which the ribs of a Vault arch out in a concave fan pattern.
Fillet: Delicate adornment strips applied to shafts and archways ...
cinquefoil Ornamental tracery in the form of a flower with five symmetrical petals. clerestory From "clear story." The uppermost level of nave walls, usually containing windows.
CinquefoilA five-lobed opening.CistStone-lined or slab-built grave.Clachan(Scots): A hamlet or small village; also, a village inn.CladdingExternal covering or skin applied to a structure, especially a framed building.
FOIL In Gothic window tracery, the small arc openings separated by cusps. The number of foils is described as trefoil (3), quatrefoil (4), and cinquefoil (5).
FRENCH WINDOW A window that opens to the floor in two hinged parts.
A type of plan in which four interior apses that are joined together to form a clover shape, with each apse having a semi-domed vault. The clover shape is often used to support a dome. Compare with: cinquefoil, hexafoil, octafoil, quatrefoil, trefoil, ...
 See also: Architecture, Gothic, Arch, Trefoil, Quatrefoil
|
