- Arch, Ogee
- ♦ Pointed arch of double curved sides, the upper arcs convex, the lower concave.(Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 409)
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Arch, Ogee
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Ogee — O*gee , n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A molding … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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