LIERNE


Meaning of LIERNE in English

[ lɪ'ə:n ]

■ noun Architecture (in vaulting) a short rib connecting the bosses and intersections of the principal ribs.

Origin

ME: from Fr., perh. a transferred use of dialect ~ (standard Fr. liane ) 'clematis'.

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