cross-vaultn.
Architecture.
A compound vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.
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Welsh groin1778
groin-vault1825
Welsh vaulting1835
Welsh vault1840
cross-vaulting1842
rear vault1844
barrel-form1849
barrel-vault1849
cross-vault1850
Welsh groining1867
tunnel-vault-
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §110. 80 The so-called sepulchre of Theron is remarkable on account of..the cross-vault in the interior.
a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 53 A series of cross gables over the cross vaults.
Derivatives
ˈcross-ˈvaulted adj.
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embowed1481
vaulted1552
grinded1715
cross-grindedc1720
groined1789
overvaulted1842
cross-vaulted1848
1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 198 The choir is of one bay, cross-vaulted.
ˈcross-ˈvaulting n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting > specific type
Welsh groin1778
groin-vault1825
Welsh vaulting1835
Welsh vault1840
cross-vaulting1842
rear vault1844
barrel-form1849
barrel-vault1849
cross-vault1850
Welsh groining1867
tunnel-vault-
1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 959 Cross Vaulting, that formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.
1888 Freeman in Archæol. Inst. Jrnl. 45 18 The flat ceiling for the main body and cross-vaulting for the aisles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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