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Definition of Pointed style

Pointed style
Pointed Point"ed, a. 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope. Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown. Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n.

Meaning of Pointed style from wikipedia

- Gothic for pointed architecture. He compared it to Islamic architecture, which he called the 'Saracen style', pointing out that the pointed arch's sophistication...
- to both the ornamental styles and construction principles of its medieval ideal, sometimes amounting to little more than pointed window frames and touches...
- 2nd century), Louvre The 13th-century ****ans commonly wore scythian style pointed hats, and are reported to have fought wearing them. Originating from...
- A pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown meet at an angle at the top of the arch. Also known as a two-centred arch...
- Gothic (also Perpendicular, Rectilinear, or Third Pointed) architecture was the third and final style of English Gothic architecture developed in the Kingdom...
- or First Pointed style and of the Early English Gothic. Plate tracery was the first type of tracery to be developed, emerging in the style called High...
- of the English Gothic style are Early English or First Pointed (late 12th–late 13th centuries) Decorated Gothic or Second Pointed (late 13th–late 14th...
- ("tortie") points. [citation needed] In the United Kingdom, all pointed Siamese-style cats are considered part of the Siamese breed.[citation needed]...
- to preserving the native pointed cat of Thailand in as close to its original form as possible." Compared to the modern-style, more extreme-featured Siamese...
- Boys. The male shoes were lace-up Oxford style with a low heel and an exaggerated pointed toe. A Chelsea boot style (elastic-sided with a two-inch—later as...