LIERNE


Meaning of LIERNE in English

n.

Pronunciation: l ē - ' ə rn, - ' ern

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, probably from lier to bind, from Latin ligare

Date: 1842

: a rib in Gothic vaulting that passes from one intersection of the principal ribs to another

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