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clerestory
noun
clere·sto·ry
ˈklir-ˌstȯr-ē 
-st(ə-)rē
variants
or less commonly clearstory
1
: an outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains windows
2
: gallery
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The 2022 four-bedroom has a vaulted great room with clerestory windows, wall of sliders, and floating wood-and-steel stairs; open kitchen with island and garage-door window; primary suite with walk-in closet; rec room; and wine cellar.
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The Week Staff, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The open-plan four-bedroom has stone walls, wood ceilings and floors, clerestory windows, multiple decks, a kitchen with walls of windows overlooking the trees, and an owners' suite with two bathrooms and a wood-burning fireplace.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
The rustic four-bedroom house has an angled roofline, split-level floor plan, clerestory windows, exposed beams, wood walls, suspended cement fireplace, and sweeping ocean views from nearly every window.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
Wright's famed clerestory windows are designed to illuminate the room naturally.
—Kristine Hansen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
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The Week Staff, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The open-plan four-bedroom has stone walls, wood ceilings and floors, clerestory windows, multiple decks, a kitchen with walls of windows overlooking the trees, and an owners' suite with two bathrooms and a wood-burning fireplace.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
The rustic four-bedroom house has an angled roofline, split-level floor plan, clerestory windows, exposed beams, wood walls, suspended cement fireplace, and sweeping ocean views from nearly every window.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
Wright's famed clerestory windows are designed to illuminate the room naturally.
—Kristine Hansen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Clerestory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerestory. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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clerestory
noun
clere·sto·ry
ˈkli(ə)r-ˌstōr-ē
-ˌstȯr-
plural clerestories
: an outside wall of a room or building that rises above a roof next to it and contains windows
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