tracery

noun trac·ery \ˈtrā-sə-rē, ˈtrās-rē\

: decorative patterns made in stone in some church windows

: lines that cross each other in a complicated and attractive pattern

plural trac·er·ies

Full Definition of TRACERY

: architectural ornamental work with branching lines; especially : decorative openwork in the head of a Gothic window

: a decorative interlacing of lines suggestive of Gothic tracery

— trac·er·ied \-rēd\ adjective

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