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Answer for the clue "Kind of vault ", 7 letters:
groined

Word definitions for groined in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: groin )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Groined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Groining .] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson.

Usage examples of groined.

A telltale tickle at the edge of my mind pushed me back behind a towering midfeather which held up the groined ceiling.

The setup was similar to that of my father, with a groined vault containing a light source superior to the candles.

Newark was sprawled and groined below them like a handful of dirty jewelry thrown carelessly into some lady's blackvelvet vanity box.

Newark was sprawled and groined below them like a handful of dirty jewelry thrown carelessly into some lady's black-velvet vanity box.