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Druids also used this symbol in very early times.

CRYPT Sometimes called the Undercroft, a vaulted chamber,
usually underground and, in churches, rarely extending
beyond the area of the choir or chancel, and often of
less dimensions.

CUSPS Projecting points giving the foliated appearance to
tracery, arches, panels, etc.

DORMER A gabled window pierced through a sloping roof.

DRIPSTONE A projecting ledge or narrow moulding over the heads of
doorways, windows, etc., to carry off the rain.

FAN-TRACERY Tracery in which the ribs form a fan-like appearance and
diverge equally in every direction. (Peculiar to the
late Perp.)

FLAMBOYANT Tracery whereof the curves assume flame-like waves and
shapes.

FLYING
BUTTRESS A buttress in the form of a bridge, usually transferring
the thrust of the main roof from the clerestory walls to
the main or aisle buttresses.

FONT The vessel for holding the consecrated water used in
baptism.

GARGOYLE A projecting spout usually grotesquely carved and used
to throw the water from the roof well away from the
building.

GROIN The line of intersection in vaulted roofs.

IMPOST Horizontal mouldings, capping a column or pier, from
which the arch springs.

JAMB The side of a window or door.

KEYSTONE The central stone at the top of an arch. The bosses
in vaulted ceilings are frequently called keys.

LADY CHAPEL A chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary,
called "Our Lady."

LANTERN A small structure or erection surmounting a dome or
tower to admit light. These towers are known as Lantern
Towers.

LOZENGE A name given in modern times to Norman mouldings which
partake of a lozenge formation.

LYCH-GATE From the Anglo-Saxon _lich_, a corpse. A small and
often picturesque shelter at the entrance to a
churchyard.

MINSTER The church usually of a monastery or abbey or one to
which such has been an appendant. York and Beverley,
however, are exceptions to this r