| 单词 | ridge rib |
| 释义 | > as lemmasridge rib ridge rib n. †(a) a thoracic vertebra (obsolete); (b) Architecture a raised moulding at the apex of a Gothic vault running along the main longitudinal axis of a nave or aisle. ΚΠ eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in J. J. Quinn Minor Lat.-Old Eng. Glossaries in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1956) 28 Spondilia, hrycrib. 1835 R. Willis Remarks Archit. Middle Ages vii. 84 The ridge rib commonly extends to the walls or bounding arches. 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 355 English architects alone used the ridge rib, running the whole length of the church and uniting the keys. 1998 R. G. Calkins Medieval Archit. in Western Europe xvii. 258 The exceedingly lengthy structure has the longest continuous ridge rib in England. < as lemmas |
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