Crossword clues for groined
groined
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.
Groined \Groined\, a. (Arch.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: groin)
WordNet
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.