Associations to the word «Clerestory»

Wiktionary

CLERESTORY, noun. (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

Dictionary definition

CLERESTORY, noun. Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke