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Lancet window
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A narrow window with a sharp pointed arch, very often with diamond-shaped lights (panes)
The term "lancet window" is properly applied to windows of austere form, without tracery. Paired windows were sometimes surmounted by a simple opening such as a quatrefoil
Commonly found in Gothic and Gothic Revival style
See also
Examples from Buffalo architecture: