Early English

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Ear′ly Eng′lish, 

1. Architecture pertaining to the first style of Gothic architecture in England, ending in the latter half of the 13th century, characterized by the use of lancet arches, plate tracery, and narrow openings.

• 1800–10

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Early English noun

1. a style of architecture used in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, characterized by lancet arches, narrow openings, and plate tracery