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

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

Acrobatism :: Acrobatism (n.) Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.

Demivolt :: Demivolt (n.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner..

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..

Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..

Vaultage :: Vaultage (n.) Vaulted work; also, a vaulted place; an arched cellar..

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..

Testudinated :: Testudinated (a.) Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; roofed; arched; vaulted.

Vauty :: Vauty (a.) Vaulted.

Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Covered with an arch, or vault..

Rib :: Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like..

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

Vault :: Vault (n.) A leap or bound.

Envault :: Envault (v. t.) To inclose in a vault; to entomb.

Vault :: Vault (n.) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like..

Lunette :: Lunette (n.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line..

Ogive :: Ogive (n.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.

Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

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