stalactite work

noun

1. (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalactite work¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches.

From Project Gutenberg