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ogee

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o=gee

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ogee has 1 sense

ogee(n = noun.artifact) cyma reversa - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below; Array

is a kind of cyma, cymatium

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ogee, 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.].

A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma. [1913 Webster]
Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose. [1913 Webster]

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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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ogee, adj. & n. Archit.
--adj. showing in section a double continuous S-shaped curve.
--n. an S-shaped line or moulding.

Idiom

ogee arch an arch with two ogee curves meeting at the apex.

Derivative

ogee'd adj.

Etymology

app. f. OGIVE, as being the usu. moulding in groin-ribs

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