tabernacle work

tabernacle work
noun
1. : ornamental usually pierced tracery (as in the carved canopies over niches or stalls in churches)
2. : architectural design characterized by the use of tabernacles

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tabernacle work,
Architecture.
1. ornamental work of tracery used in tabernacles or canopies over tombs and stalls, and in the carved screens of churches.
2. work in which tabernacles form the characteristic feature.

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