groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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The nave, for some reason, inexplicable on first sight, is low and unimpressive, caused doubtless by the grandeur of the supporting pillars of the roof and the shallowness of the groining above.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
There are four chapels on either side with the original pointed vault and groining.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
The groining ribs of the vault are of red brick and the arches of the bays are grey stone.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
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 Harper, Charles G.
Other places are the arches, chiefly of doorways; bosses of groining, and the horizontal corners of pillar plinths; exteriorly, the gargoyles are most full of meaning, seconded by the corbels of the corbel-table.
From The Grotesque in Church Art by Wildridge, T. Tindall
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