dʒi Origin:
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 ogive ogive
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 ogive ogive
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: talon a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S |
| 2. | short for ogee arch |
| [C15: probably variant of | |
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Ogee
is always a great word to know.
So is frontispiece. Does it mean:
| a fa?ade, or a part or feature of a fa?ade, often highlighted by ornamentation |
| the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building |
Example sentences
Two uncontrolled ogee crest spillways are concrete lined and located on each abutment.
The uncontrolled saddle spillway is a gravity ogee weir located at the right abutment.
Washers may be cast iron ogee or malleable iron castings, or they may be cut from medium steel or wrought-iron plate.
Washers shall be ogee gray iron castings or malleable iron castings unless washers cut from medium steel or wrought iron plate.
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