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Ogee
(gcide) | Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain
origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,
strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,
apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]
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1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the
letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See
Illust. under Cyma.
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2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
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Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of
which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed
curve near the apex.
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ogee
(gcide) | Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the
ankle, heel.]
1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the
claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.
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2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part
of the face of an elephant's tooth.
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3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and
convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee.
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Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an
inverted talon.
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4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts
to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
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ogee
(wn) | ogee
n 1: a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the
convex part above and the concave part below [syn: ogee,
cyma reversa] |
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apogee
(encz) | apogee,apogeum n: Zdeněk Brožapogee,vrchol n: Zdeněk Brožapogee,vyvrcholení n: Zdeněk Brož |
muskogee
(encz) | Muskogee, |
ogee arch
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Apogee
(gcide) | Apogee \Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. ? from the earth; ? from + ?, ?,
earth: cf. F. apog['e]e.]
1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at
the greatest distance from the earth.
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Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the
center of the system, this name was given to that point
in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was
supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.
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2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
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Cyma Ogee
(gcide) | Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See Cyme]
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1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of
which is wavelike in form.
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2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.
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Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and
swelling below.
Cyma reversa, or Cyma Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the
upper part and hollow below.
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Muscogees
(gcide) | Muscogees \Mus*co"gees\, n. pl.
See Muskogees.
[1913 Webster]Muskogees \Mus*ko"gees\, n. pl.; sing. Muskogee. (Ethnol.)
A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly
occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They
constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. [Written
also Muscogees.]
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Muskogee
(gcide) | Muskogees \Mus*ko"gees\, n. pl.; sing. Muskogee. (Ethnol.)
A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly
occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They
constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. [Written
also Muscogees.]
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Muskogees
(gcide) | Muskogees \Mus*ko"gees\, n. pl.; sing. Muskogee. (Ethnol.)
A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly
occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They
constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. [Written
also Muscogees.]
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Ogee
(gcide) | Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain
origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,
strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,
apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]
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1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the
letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See
Illust. under Cyma.
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2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
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Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of
which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed
curve near the apex.
[1913 Webster]Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the
ankle, heel.]
1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the
claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.
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2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part
of the face of an elephant's tooth.
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3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and
convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee.
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Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an
inverted talon.
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4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts
to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
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Ogee arch
(gcide) | Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain
origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,
strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,
apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]
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1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the
letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See
Illust. under Cyma.
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2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
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Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of
which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed
curve near the apex.
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Ogeechee lime
(gcide) | Ogeechee lime \O*gee"chee lime`\ [So named from the Ogeechee
River in Georgia.] (Bot.)
(a) The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species
of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in
Georgia and Florida.
(b) The tree which bears this fruit.
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apogee
(wn) | apogee
n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a
culmination of centuries of development" [syn: apogee,
culmination]
2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a
satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant:
perigee] |
muskogee
(wn) | Muskogee
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in
Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of
the Creek Confederacy
2: a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
3: the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee |
ogee arch
(wn) | ogee arch
n 1: a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {ogee
arch}, keel arch] |
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