Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In vaulting, a main rib masking a groin, or serving to support the groin; an ogive or are ogive. See
groin , n., 2, and are ogive, under arc.
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Examples
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The larger and heavier group of vaulting-shafts against the aisle-wall, and the strong arch spanning the aisle across this point in place of the groin-rib, were all parts of the tower ....
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting
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