ogee arch

noun

, Architecture.

1. an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.

ogee arch

noun

1. architect a pointed arch having an S-shaped curve on both sides Sometimes shortened toogee Also calledkeel arch

Word History and Origins

Origin of ogee arch¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Most of these conventional patterns are founded on the ogee-arch and a kind of honeycomb pattern, involved and inverted.

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Both ogee arch and straight-sided pediment are filled with perforated tracery.

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At the back of each stall is an ogee arch, and in front a bowing ogee arch; there is some lack of contrast.

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Each of these terminates in an ogee arch enriched with scrolls and a central shield.

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The form of the arch is in many instances changed, and the graceful ogee arch is introduced.

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