noun
lancet
A narrow Gothic arch tapering to a sharp point.
A slender lancet rises above the entrance to the Gothic chapel.
Etymology
The older word means a small lance. The narrow, sharply pointed architectural opening resembles that spear-like form and takes its name from it.
More examples
- Each lancet tapers to a sharp point at the top.
- Sunlight streams through the lancet window above the altar.
- The mason repairs the stonework around the chapel's lancets.
Forms
lancet · lancets
Similar words
- ogive
- A pointed arch, not necessarily as narrow as a lancet.