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cradle vault

cradle vault

noun Architecture.

Origin:
1870–75
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Cradle vault is always a great word to know.
So is atrium. Does it mean:
describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch
a sky lit central court in a contemporary building or house; a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early Christian church
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