Sunlight shot in high up in rays and bars through piercings and lancet clefts, and one large rent that yet afforded no glimpse of the blue.
"The Unknown Sea"
Clemence Housman
The nave piers, of which there are ten on either side, with two window piercings, are of a manifestly heavy order, the capitals unusually so, being very deep and weighty with carving in high relief.
"The Cathedrals of Northern France"
Francis Miltoun
In the gables of three are circular piercings which open into a sort of vestibule or porch; but these are entirely without glass.
"The Cathedrals of Northern France"
Francis Miltoun