trac·ery

trac·ery
/ˈtreısəri/ noun [noncount]
1 : decorative patterns made in stone in some church windows

This window is an example of Gothic tracery.

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

the delicate tracery of a butterfly's wing


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