ogival.

Having the form of an ogive, especially a pointed arch.

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Words that belong together

• ogival arch
• ogival window

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An ogival window stood above the sealed doorway.

The corridor ended beneath an ogival arch.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a shape classification. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.