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Concamerate :: Concamerate (v. t.) To arch over; to vault.

Acrobatism :: Acrobatism (n.) Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.

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

Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..

Carnary :: Carnary (n.) A vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a repository for human bones disintered from their original burial places; a charnel house..

Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof..

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

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

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

Voltigeur :: Voltigeur (n.) A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.

Catabasion :: Catabasion (n.) A vault under altar of a Greek church.

Cross-springer :: Cross-springer (n.) One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. [See Illustr. of Groined vault.].

Vault :: Vault (n.) The canopy of heaven; the sky.

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..

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut..

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

Cell :: Cell (n.) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.

Cross-vaulting :: Cross-vaulting (n.) Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.

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

Vaut :: Vaut (n.) A vault; a leap.

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