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

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

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.].

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

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

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..

Triforium :: Triforium (n.) The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows..

Groin :: Groin (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit..

Crypt :: Crypt (n.) A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory..

Imbow :: Imbow (v. t.) To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.

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..

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..

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..

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

Burial :: Burial (n.) The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment..

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

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

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

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

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