Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The line from which an arch springs or rises; the line in which the springers rest on the imposts, and from which the rise or versed sine is calculated.
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Examples
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Their arches are richly moulded and acutely pointed, the springing-line being rather low down.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
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