=Crocket=, detached flowers or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the angles of spires, pinnacles and gables. p. 115.
=Gable=, the upright triangular piece of masonry or woodwork at the end of a roof.
=Gargoyle=, a projecting stone water-spout in the shape of some monster, or the figure of a man from whose mouth the water runs. p. 13.
=Gothic= Architecture is chiefly distinguished by the _pointed arch_. It is divided into three periods. The Early English, which prevailed during the thirteenth century. The Decorated style, which prevailed during the fourteenth century. And the Perpendicular, or style of the fifteenth century. In France the latest Gothic style is called Flamboyant. p. 115.
=Mullions=, upright bars of stone between the lights of a window.
=Nave=, the principal or central division of a Gothic Church, extending from the west end to the entrance of the Choir. p. 64.
=Oriel=, a window projecting from the face of the wall, frequently resting on brackets.
=Pendant=, a sculptured ornament hanging from a Gothic roof. In the latest or Perpendicular style the pendants are sculptured in the most delicate manner and form the Keystones of the roof, taking the place of the bosses. p. 106.
=Pier-Arches=, arches supported on piers (or pillars) between the centre and side aisles. p. 110.
=Pyx=, a gold or silver circular vessel in which the Eucharistic wafer was reserved before the Reformation for communicating the sick. The term is also used sometimes, for a casket in which relics are kept; or for boxes in which deeds are preserved. p. 22.
=Reredos=, the screen at the back of the Altar. p. 15.
=Rood=, the Holy Rood, or Crucifix. A cross with the figure of our Saviour upon it. p. 52.
=Rose-Window=, a circular window, called also a Catherine-wheel, or a Marigold window. p. 13.
=Sacrarium=, the part of a temple where the sacred things were deposited. At Westminster, the wide space within the Altar rails. p. 15.
=String-course=, a projecting line of mouldings running horizontally along the face of a building, frequently under the windows. p. 115.
=Transept=, the division of a church running north and south, forming the arms of a cross. p. 32.
=Triforium=, a range of small arches or panels between the top of the pier-arches and the bottom of the clerestory windows, usually opening into a passage above the side aisles. p. 15.