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ˈcross-vault Arch.
[cross- 3 b.]
A compound vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.
1850J. Leitch Müller's Anc. Art §110. 80 The so-called sepulchre of Theron is remarkable on account of..the cross-vault in the interior. 1879Sir G. G. Scott Lect. Archit. I. 53 A series of cross gables over the cross vaults.
Hence ˈcross-ˈvaulted a., ˈcross-ˈvaulting.
1848B. Webb Cont. Eccles. 198 The choir is of one bay, cross-vaulted. 1876Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Cross Vaulting. 1888Freeman in Archæol. Inst. Jrnl. XLV. 18 The flat ceiling for the main body and cross-vaulting for the aisles. |