MEANING
A pointed arch or curved rib forming such an arch.
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Words that belong together
- stone ogive
- Gothic ogive
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A narrow ogive framed the passage.
The broken ogive cast a sharp shadow.
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Word forms
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- ogive
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Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular ogive; plural ogives. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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