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Definition of Groining
1. groin [v] - See also: groin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groining
Literary usage of Groining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... the columns round, and the roof displays none of that intricate groining we
flnd in English churches. bodies, imperforate, with a pseudopodial aperture ..."
2. The Antiquarian (1871)
"Another represents Offa holding his church. is Purbeck shell marble, with the
exception of the groining of the niches, ..."
3. Essex Archaeology and History: The Transactions of the Essex Archaeological by Essex Archaeological Society (1863)
"The inside measurement of (E) is 29 feet 4 inches by 14 feet 8 inches; the ceiling
is groined, in the two centres of the groining parts of the ironwork for ..."
4. The History and Antiquities of Bath Abbey Church: Including Biographical by John Britton (1825)
"groining at the north-east end of the choir; — 2. To the choir ailes ; — 3.
To the east side of the north transept; — 4. At the north-east angle, ..."