lancet arch - A Gothic or pointed arch. (p. 18 - all windows and doorway).
ogee arch - S-shaped double curve in Gothic architecture.
lancet arch or window - A long, narrow, pointed arch or window
lantern - A small, windowed structure on a roof for the purpose of admitting light
latticework - Interlaced, decorative strips of lath, iron or wood ...
Lancet arch - a Gothic pointed arch usually applied to long, narrow windows. See arch.
Lady chapel - the easternmost chapel of a cathedral, intended for quiet contemplation and the occasional special service.
LANCET ARCH
A pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height.
LANTERN
Circular or polygonal windowed turret crowning a roof of a dome. Also the windowed stage of a crossing tower lighting the church interior.
[edit] Lancet arch
The simplest shape is the long opening with a pointed arch known in England as the lancet. Lancet openings are often grouped, usually as a cluster of three or five. Lancet openings may be very narrow and steeply pointed.
Lancet Arch
An arch popular during the Gothic period, that is acutely pointed. These arches are used in windows, doors, and gateways.
Hickson ...
8. Lancet arches, with centres outside the arch.
9. Three centre arches, employed in French Flamboyant.
so. Four centre arches, employed in the Perpendicular and Tudor periods.
lancet window - a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
Translations ...
Venetian Gothic A style of architecture combining use of the Gothic lancet arch with Byzantine and Arab influences.
 See also: Lancet, Architecture, Pointed arch, Tracery, Gothic
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