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groining

[ groi-ning ]

noun

  1. the intersection of two vaults.
  2. the construction of groined vaults.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of groining1

First recorded in 1645–55

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Example Sentences

The bosses in the groining are yellow and green, as in the capitals.

A light groining sprang from six stout columns, and hung down in two rich pendants from the centre of the vault.

The name rang savagely in the groining of the arch, echoed dully in the obscurity in which the fierce struggle went on.

The groining ribs are well moulded, and the details throughout carefully designed and executed.

The corbels supporting the groining shafts are very quaintly carved with the story of a knight battling with lions.

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