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undulating tracery

flowing tracery, curvilinear tracery, undulating tracery

flowing tracery: Little St. Mary's, Cambridge (c. 1350)
Tracery in which continuous curvilinear patterns (largely ogees) dominate. A characteristic feature of the Decorated and Flamboyant styles.
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Undulating tracery on the little arches, and the corbels and valances in the living room add grace to the space.
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