groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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The roof was high indeed; but no architect's groining of beams reminded one that the place was set apart to noble if not sacred purposes.
From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner
Probably there was a corresponding one in the southern arm, with groining equally remarkable.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
What the height and pitch of the roof of the old Norman nave must have been can be seen from the old housing course which remains to this day above the nave groining.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by A. B. Clifton
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
Beneath it there is a crypt displaying a very good example of plain groining.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
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