groining
AmericanEtymology
Origin of groining
First recorded in 1645–55
Example Sentences
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Over the main entrance is a vaulted dome, with a neat piece of groining in granite, also made by the convicts.
From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
The groining is good, but spoilt, as is generally found to be the case throughout Italy, by gilded and coloured bosses which mar the otherwise simple effect of the vaulting.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
There are four chapels on either side with the original pointed vault and groining.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
It is an unusually rich example of the style, the clustered piers and groining being exquisite in design and admirable in execution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
From these spring the ribs, which form the groining of the roof....
From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous
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