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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..

Springer :: Springer (n.) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting..

Cameration :: Cameration (n.) A vaulting or arching over.

Cross-springer :: Cross-springer (n.) One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. [See Illustr. of Groined vault.].

Severy :: Severy (n.) A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling.

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..

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

Boss :: Boss (n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations..

Summer :: Summer (n.) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree..

Lierne Rib :: Lierne rib () In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another..

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..

Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.

Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.

Catabasion :: Catabasion (n.) A vault under altar of a Greek church.

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

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..

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..

Vaulty :: Vaulty (a.) Arched; concave.

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

Groin :: Groin (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.

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