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ogee


noun

  1. a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
  2. Also called gula. Architecture. a molding with such a curve for a profile; cyma. Abbreviation: O.G., o.g.

noun architect

  1. Also called: talon a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S
  2. short for ogee arch

n.“S-shaped molding,” 1670s, from French ogive “diagonal rib of a vault,” earlier augive, of unknown origin. Related: ogival.

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