lierne rib

noun

In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.

OriginFrench lierne →
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Meanings

nounlierne rib (plural lierne ribs)

plural lierne ribs

  1. architectureIn Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.

Origin

  1. Frenchlierne
  2. Englishlierne rib

French lierne.

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APA

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