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newel, center,
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winders
 

medieval - the Middle Ages, arguably 1100 - 1650.
 

mullions - stone piers dividing a window into two or more lights.
 

nave (Lt. aship) - the main body of a church or cathedral. Sometimes defined as the central aisle only.
 

newel - the supporting upright pillar around which winding steps, or winders, are supported; typically found in cathedral and castle architecture of the Middle Ages.
 

ogee - the "s" shaped molding usually seen in Gothic architecture.
 

Oriel window - appearing  in chapels, public and private houses in the Gothic style, a window that projects from the outer face of a wall and supported by corbels. Also known as a bay window.

plate tracery - the simplest, earliest form of tracery, ca. 1300.
 

porch - a projecting, enclosed doorway, usually a side entrance located at the north and south transepts of a cathedral.
 

quoin - a corner stone.
 

Rose window - a circular window with heavily foliated tracery branching out from a common center.
 
 

transepts - in cathedral architecture, the north and south projections or "arms" of the cross. See cathedral.
 

trifoil - tracery in three foils.

tympanum - a panel above a main portal, or doorway, usually heavily decorated.
 

voussoir - a wedge-shaped stone that makes up an arch. The center voussoir is the keystone.
 

wreathed columns - those twisted in the shape of a screw.
 

zigzag - an ornamental molding in both Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Also known as dancette or chevron molding.