Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A secondary or intermediate rib in a rib vault that rises from one of the main springers and connects to a point on the ridge rib.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medieval vaulting, a secondary rib springing from an intersection of two other ribs.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from tierce, tierce; see tierce.]
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