groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
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No details tempt the amateur of architecture to linger, and the sole ornamentation which the builder has allowed himself in this long-drawn-out vista is seen on the sparely sculptured bosses of the groining.
From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Charles G. Harper
The height to the centre of nave groining is 100 feet.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
Its vaulting was pointed, with groining resting on columns, whose capitals were either Romanesque or Gothic.
From Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) by Various
Over the main entrance is a vaulted dome, with a neat piece of groining in granite, also made by the convicts.
From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by John Frederick Adolphus McNair
It is an unusually rich example of the style, the clustered piers and groining being exquisite in design and admirable in execution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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