groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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She felt that he had the advantage of her out there in those wide, still aisles of gold with their groining of dark branches.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
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
A huge cresset with a jeweled hood, depending from a groining so high that its light was feeble, showed dimly the giant compound arch of the portal.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
A light groining sprang from six stout columns, and hung down in two rich pendents from the center of the vault.
From International Short Stories English by Various
We entered, and the duke pointed out the groining of the roof and the tracery of the windows.
From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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