˜yÐÄvlog

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groining

[ groi-ning ]

noun

  1. the intersection of two vaults.
  2. the construction of groined vaults.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of groining1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences

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Other places are the arches, chiefly of doorways; bosses of groining, and the horizontal corners of pillar plinths; exteriorly, the gargoyles are most full of meaning, seconded by the corbels of the corbel-table.

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She saw it all at a glance--the lights, the black shadows, the sudden glow of a match on the groining of the arch above.

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From these spring the ribs, which form the groining of the roof....

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On the central boss of the groining we see a half-length figure of Christ in Glory, carved in oak, the right hand raised to bless, considerably above life size.

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It is an unusually rich example of the style, the clustered piers and groining being exquisite in design and admirable in execution.

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