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groin
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groin
(gcide) | groin \groin\ (groin), n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L.
grunnire.]
The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Groin
(gcide) | Groin \Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.]
To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bears that groined coatinually. --Spenser.
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Groin
(gcide) | Groin \Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch;
akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel.
greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle.
Cf. Grain a branch.]
1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and
the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
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2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting
of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the
summit.
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3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
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4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and
retain shingle. [Eng.] --Weale.
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Groin
(gcide) | Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Groined (groind); p. pr. &
vb. n. Groining.] (Arch.)
To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson.
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groin
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n 1: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh
with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often
including the external genitals [syn: groin, inguen]
2: a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
3: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from
shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark,
seawall, jetty]
v 1: build with groins; "The ceiling was groined" |
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groined vault
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Groin
(gcide) | groin \groin\ (groin), n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L.
grunnire.]
The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Groin \Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.]
To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bears that groined coatinually. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]Groin \Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch;
akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel.
greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle.
Cf. Grain a branch.]
1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and
the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
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2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting
of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the
summit.
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3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
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4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and
retain shingle. [Eng.] --Weale.
[1913 Webster]Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Groined (groind); p. pr. &
vb. n. Groining.] (Arch.)
To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson.
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Groined
(gcide) | Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Groined (groind); p. pr. &
vb. n. Groining.] (Arch.)
To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson.
[1913 Webster]Groined \Groined\, a. (Arch.)
Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.
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Groined vault
(gcide) | Vault \Vault\ (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF.
voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio,
fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See
Voluble, and cf. Vault a leap, Volt a turn, Volute.]
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1. (Arch.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling
or canopy.
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The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault. --Gray.
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2. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, used
for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the
like; a cell; a cellar. "Charnel vaults." --Milton.
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The silent vaults of death. --Sandys.
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To banish rats that haunt our vault. --Swift.
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3. The canopy of heaven; the sky.
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That heaven's vault should crack. --Shak.
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4. [F. volte, It. volta, originally, a turn, and the same
word as volta an arch. See the Etymology above.] A leap or
bound. Specifically:
(a) (Man.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.
(b) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard,
or the like.
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Note: The l in this word was formerly often suppressed in
pronunciation.
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Barrel vault, Cradle vault, Cylindrical vault, or
Wagon vault (Arch.), a kind of vault having two parallel
abutments, and the same section or profile at all points.
It may be rampant, as over a staircase (see {Rampant
vault}, under Rampant), or curved in plan, as around the
apse of a church.
Coved vault. (Arch.) See under 1st Cove, v. t.
Groined vault (Arch.), a vault having groins, that is, one
in which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one
another, as distinguished from a barrel, or wagon, vault.
Rampant vault. (Arch.) See under Rampant.
Ribbed vault (Arch.), a vault differing from others in
having solid ribs which bear the weight of the vaulted
surface. True Gothic vaults are of this character.
Vault light, a partly glazed plate inserted in a pavement
or ceiling to admit light to a vault below.
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Groining
(gcide) | Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Groined (groind); p. pr. &
vb. n. Groining.] (Arch.)
To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
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The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson.
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Ligroin
(gcide) | Ligroin \Lig"ro*in\ (l[i^]g"r[-o]*[i^]n), n.
A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the
volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is
a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons,
generally boils below 170[deg] Fahr., and is more inflammable
than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant
for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.
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groined vault
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n 1: two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles |
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