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cloistered vault

–noun
a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
Also, cloister vault.
Also called coved vault.
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cloister vault  
n.  A domelike vault having a square or polygonal base from which curved segments rise to a central point. Also called domical vault.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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