- cross vaulting
- noun see cross vault
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cross vaulting
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Cross-vaulting — Cross vault ing ( v?lt ?ng), n. (Arch.) Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross-vaulting — cross vaultˈing noun Vaulting formed by the intersection of simple vaults • • • Main Entry: ↑cross … Useful english dictionary
cross vaulting — noun see cross vault … Useful english dictionary
cross vault — noun or cross vaulting Etymology: cross (III) : a vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults see vault illustration * * * n. a vault formed by the intersection of two or more vaults … Useful english dictionary
cross vault — noun Date: 1850 a vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults called also cross vaulting … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Vault, Groined — ♦ Cross vaulting, formed by intersection of simple vaulting surfaces. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Groin, Groined Vault, Vault, Barrel, Vaulting, Vault, Ribbed, Vault, Quadripartite, Vault, Sexpartite, Vault,… … Medieval glossary
crossvault — cross vault n. A vault formed by the intersection of two or more barrel vaults. Also called cross vaulting, groin vault. * * * … Universalium
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