groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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The brick piers of the interior are exceptionally good; four squares constitute the nave, the arches of each carry simple groining.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by William Wiehe Collins
The height to the centre of nave groining is 100 feet.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
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
The golden groining is quadripartite, the ribs meeting in great colored bosses and pendents, added at periods of less simple taste.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
On the central boss of the groining we see a half-length figure of Christ in Glory, carved in oak, the right hand raised to bless, considerably above life size.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
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