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Curvilinear
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
in architecture, that which is formed by curved or flowing lines; the roofs over the domes and vaults of the Byzantine churches were generally curvilinear. The term is also given to the flowing tracery of the Decorated and the Flamboyant styles.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Curvilinear'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/curvilinear.html. 1910.