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groining
[ groi-ning ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of groining1
First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences
The bosses in the groining are yellow and green, as in the capitals.
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A light groining sprang from six stout columns, and hung down in two rich pendants from the centre of the vault.
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The name rang savagely in the groining of the arch, echoed dully in the obscurity in which the fierce struggle went on.
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The groining ribs are well moulded, and the details throughout carefully designed and executed.
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The corbels supporting the groining shafts are very quaintly carved with the story of a knight battling with lions.
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