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Groin :: Groin (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.

Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.

Vault :: Vault (n.) To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

Vaulted :: Vaulted (imp. & p. p.) of Vaul.

Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast..

Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.

Vault :: Vault (v. t.) To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court..

Springer :: Springer (n.) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting..

Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers..

Concave :: Concave (n.) A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.

Pendentive :: Pendentive (n.) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel..

Formeret :: Formeret (n.) One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.

Azure :: Azure (n.) The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.

Acrobat :: Acrobat (n.) One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats..

Galea :: Galea (n.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell..

Vault :: Vault (n.) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like..

Rib :: Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like..

Leap :: Leap (v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse..

Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..

Imbowment :: Imbowment (n.) act of imbowing; an arch; a vault.

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