groining
[groi-ning]
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noun
the intersection of two vaults.
the construction of groined vaults.
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
groin
[groin]
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of groin
1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1
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The bosses in the groining are yellow and green, as in the capitals.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]H. J. L. J. Mass
The mouldings of the groining are extremely bold and simple.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in SpainGeorge Edmund Street
In the side-aisles there is no groining, but only cross vaulting.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)Dawson Turner
Its vaulting was pointed, with groining resting on columns, whose capitals were either Romanesque or Gothic.
The ceiling beneath it is blue sprinkled with golden stars, and the groining of the arches which support it is golden also.
Stained Glass Tours in FranceCharles Hitchcock Sherrill
groin
noun
verb
Word Origin for groin
C15: perhaps from English grynde abyss; related to ground 1
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