ogee

[ oh-jee, oh-jee ]

/ oʊˈdʒi, ˈoʊ dʒi /

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noun

a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.

Also called gula. Architecture. a molding with such a curve for a profile; cyma. Abbreviation: O.G., o.g.

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Origin of ogee

1275–1325; Middle English ogeus, oggez (plural), variant (by assimilation of f) of oggifs, presumed singular oggif diagonal rib of a vault <Anglo-French, Old French ogiveogive

Words nearby ogee

Ogburn, Ogden, Ogdensburg, ogdoad, Ogdon, ogee, ogee arch, Ogeechee, Ogen, Ogen melon, ogham

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How to use ogee in a sentence

It has one Swastika; the main arms (of double lines) cross at right angles, the ends all curving to the left with a slight ogee.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
Two fairly well formed Swastikas appear, both of the ogee style, with the ends curved to the right.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
All three have one or more ends bent, not at any angle, but in a curve or hook, making an ogee.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
Fig. 83 contains an unmistakable Swastika, the main arms of which cross at right angles, turning to the left with an ogee curve.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson

It is a circle with arms springing from the periphery, which arms turn all to the left, as they do in the ogee Swastika.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for ogee

ogee

/ (ˈəʊdʒiː) /

noun architect

Also called: talon a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S

short for ogee arch

Word Origin for ogee

C15: probably variant of ogive

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