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Answer for the clue "Architectural rib ", 6 letters:
lierne

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A Lierne (from the French lier - to bind) in Gothic rib vaulting is an architectural term for a tertiary rib spanning between two other ribs, instead of from a springer , or to the central boss . The type of vault that utilizes liernes is called a lierne ...

Usage examples of lierne.

The room was empty, now, allowing her footsteps to echo overhead from the intricate lierne vaulting with the wavelike, sweeping ribs.

Daughter of Liam, of lierne, shaped by wind and sea and the soul of a wild land.

The room was empty, now, allowing her footsteps to echo overhead from the intricate lierne vaulting with the wavelike, sweeping ribs.