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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.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy..

Imbowment :: Imbowment (n.) act of imbowing; an arch; a vault.

Acrobat :: Acrobat (n.) One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats..

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

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

Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..

Formeret :: Formeret (n.) One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.

Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof..

Pendentive :: Pendentive (n.) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel..

Welkin :: Welkin (n.) The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.

Leap :: Leap (v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse..

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

Supercelestial :: Supercelestial (a.) Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven..

Sky :: Sky (n.) The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; -- sometimes in the plural..

Vault :: Vault (v. t.) To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court..

Vault :: Vault (n.) To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

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

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