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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides;
[syn: ogee arch, keel arch]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose. [1913 Webster] Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed curve near the apex. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ogee arch n 1: a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: ogee arch, keel arch]