A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting.
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Examples for "perpendicular "
Examples for "perpendicular "
1 You use the perpendicular pronoun too much and in the wrong places.
2 The typical mound is one which covers the perpendicular burrow in Fig.
3 The wall tapers to the top and is perpendicular towards the reservoir.
4 The almost perpendicular fall of the heavy projectiles produced the desired effect.
5 The upper precipice consisted of cliffs about 140 feet in perpendicular height.
1 King's College Chapel, the glory of Cambridge and England, is in the perpendicular style of English Gothic.
2 The curvilinear gothic style of architecture was replaced by the perpendicular style , which was simpler and cheaper to build.
3 The new church, recently built at the foot of the Beacon Hill, is in the Gothic perpendicular style of architecture.
4 The chief architectural ornament of King's College, founded by King Henry VI, is the chapel in the Gothic perpendicular style .
5 Most of the carving, however, is less elaborate and intricate than these specimens, being in a perpendicular style , and on one pattern.
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Translations for English-Gothic architecture