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/bluynd"stawr'ee, -stohr'ee/, n., pl. blindstories. Archit.a story, or major horizontal division of a wall, having no exterior windows or other major openings.[1510-20; BLIND + STORY2]
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blindstory
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Blindstory — Blind sto ry, n. (Arch.) The triforium as opposed to the clearstory. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blindstory — [blīnd′stôr΄ē] n. pl. blindstories Archit. 1. a windowless story 2. in Gothic churches, a gallery (triforium) without windows, above the main arches … English World dictionary
blindstory — blind·story … English syllables
blindstory — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a story without windows; specifically : the triforium of a Gothic church without windows in the outer wall * * * /bluynd stawr ee, stohr ee/, n., pl. blindstories. Archit. a story, or major horizontal division of a wall,… … Useful english dictionary
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