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ridge rib

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a rib that runs along the ridge of a vault.
  2. a stone or piece of timber placed at the apex of the gable in a vault or a timber roof.

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The beautiful foliaged bosses along the ridge rib are best seen from the triforium or the clerestory.

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