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File Name: 70265_groin_vault
Description: "Medieval Groins in early 12th century vaulting. A, A, groins. GROIN. In architecture, the curved intersection or arris of simple vaults crossing each other at any angle." -Whitney, 1911
Source: Whitney, William Dwight The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York: The Century Co., 1911) 3: 2630
Keywords: gothic architecture, groin, vault, vaulting, medieval architecture, 12th century, arris

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