Definitions for ogeeoʊˈdʒi, ˈoʊ dʒi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•geeoʊˈdʒi, ˈoʊ dʒi(n.)
a double curve, resembling anS, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
Category: Architecture
a molding with such a curve for a profile; cyma.
Category: Architecture
Category: Architecture
Ref: ogee arch.
Origin of ogee:
1275–1325; ME ogeus, oggez, oggif diagonal rib of a vault < AF, OF ogiveogive
Wiktionary
ogee(Noun)
A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape
ogee(Noun)
A pointed arch made from two ogees
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