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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. See cross vault.

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  • “Barrel vaults were occasionally used, groin vaults in innumerable cases; the groin vault with ribs first occurs in Durham in 1093, an astonishing date, since the earliest ribbed vault claimed for France is in the diminutive church of Rhuis, a structure the date of which is unknown, but is placed at about 1100.”

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

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  1. rib
  1. cross vault

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  • reesetee It sounds like a rather painful injury to me. ;-) Aug 21, 2008

  • chained_bear Well, that's why I posted the definition right away. :)

    It does sound a bit like a weird Olympic sport rather than an architectural term. Aug 21, 2008

  • bilby 1 ... 2 ... 3 ...

    *SNIGGER!* Aug 21, 2008

  • bilby ;-) Aug 21, 2008

  • frogapplause C'mon, bilby... let's snigger together. Synchronized sniggering. If you're up for it, we could try some sniggling too. Aug 21, 2008

  • bilby *not sniggering at all* Aug 21, 2008

  • chained_bear "the line at which two vaults, running at any angle, meet." Aug 21, 2008

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