NAVE


Meaning of NAVE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

arcade

The simple nave arcade is of moulded brick in wide pointed arches.

There is a tall nave arcade and no clerestory.

The nave arcade has round arches behind which are lower aisles.

It has an exceptionally lofty nave arcade whose pointed arches reach almost into the vault.

The nave is lofty and divided into nave arcade , triforium and clerestory.

There are no capitals to the nave arcade which supports the quadripartite vault over naves and aisles.

Both nave arcade and clerestory windows continue uninterrupted, but in narrowing form, round the choir apse.

Inside, the triforium is often omitted or is just a decorative band, while the nave arcade is of great importance.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Above the porch was usually a decorative circular window in the façade gable which lit the nave behind.

All furniture had to be removed from the nave to make room for the flowers.

Athelstan went along the nave to meet him.

Only Ray and a high school student named Devon Franklin remained standing in the middle of the nave .

Standing high in the nave is the pulpit attributed to Grinling Gibbons.

The massive pillars of its nave are very reminiscent of the Norman splendours of Durham cathedral.

There's the monkey funeral out there in one of the windows of the north nave aisle and this in here.

Thus, nave and aisles could be vaulted on square bay pattern.

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