- clerestory
[clerestory 词源字典]
- clerestory: see clear
[clerestory etymology, clerestory origin, 英语词源] - clerestory (n.)
- early 15c., probably from clere "clear," in a sense "light, lighted" (see clear (adj.)), and story (n.2), though this sense of that word is not otherwise found so early. Originally the upper part of the nave, transepts, and choir of a large church; so called because pierced with windows. Related: Clerestorial.