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Tracer/y :: Tracer/y (n.) A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed..

Envault :: Envault (v. t.) To inclose in a vault; to entomb.

Boss :: Boss (n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

Vaulty :: Vaulty (a.) Arched; concave.

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

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

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

Welkin :: Welkin (n.) The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.

Cameration :: Cameration (n.) A vaulting or arching over.

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..

Groined :: Groined (a.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault..

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..

Vault :: Vault (v. i.) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence..

Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) Act of one who vaults or leaps.

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..

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

Bivaulted :: Bivaulted (a.) Having two vaults or arches.

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

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

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