noun
- a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Also called gula. Architecture. a molding with such a curve for a profile; cyma. Abbreviation: O.G., o.g.
noun architect
- Also called: talon a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S
- short for ogee arch
n.“S-shaped molding,” 1670s, from French ogive “diagonal rib of a vault,” earlier augive, of unknown origin. Related: ogival.