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• Groined — Groined, a. (Arch.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Groined vault — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ceiling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. roof, cupola, vault, canopy; maximum, limit. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. roof, dome, baldachin, canopy, topside covering, cover, plafond, planchement ( both French), upper limit. Types of… …   English dictionary for students

• Coved ceiling — Cove Cove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coved} (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coving}.] (Arch.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. [1913 Webster] The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …   Wikipedia

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