jesse window

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jesse window - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jesse \Jes"se\, n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. ?,
     fr. Herb. Yishai.]
     Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ,
     in decorative art; as:
     (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
     (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the
         name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called
         also tree of Jesse.
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     Jesse window (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and
        tracery represent the tree of Jesse.
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