- The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the
roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the
interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory
windows.
- Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular
space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as
a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or
broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.