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ogee arch
noun
, Architecture.
- an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.
ogee arch
noun
- architect a pointed arch having an S-shaped curve on both sides Sometimes shortened toogee Also calledkeel arch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ogee arch1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
Most of these conventional patterns are founded on the ogee-arch and a kind of honeycomb pattern, involved and inverted.
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Both ogee arch and straight-sided pediment are filled with perforated tracery.
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At the back of each stall is an ogee arch, and in front a bowing ogee arch; there is some lack of contrast.
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Each of these terminates in an ogee arch enriched with scrolls and a central shield.
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The form of the arch is in many instances changed, and the graceful ogee arch is introduced.
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