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Antonyms for ogee

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-jee, oh-jee
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈdʒi, ˈoʊ dʒi


Definition of ogee

Origin :
  • "S-shaped molding," 1670s, from French ogive "diagonal rib of a vault," earlier augive, of unknown origin. Related: ogival.
  • As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object
Example sentences :
  • Small windows have heads shaped in the ogee or trefoil forms.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Second, because the ogee has in it, in a combined form, the outlines of nearly all the other types.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • But for variation we may decide to use the ogee reversed, as in Fig. 200.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • On this band we can apply the ogee type (Fig. 199) right side up.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • It is capable of use with other moldings, and may be reversed with just as good effect as the ogee.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • All these windows now have ogee arches, and are of three lights.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely » by W. D. Sweeting
  • Ogee—a moulding formed by the combination of a round and hollow.
  • Extract from : « Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys » by Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
  • We have seen many Swastikas composed of the crossed ogee lines or curves.
  • Extract from : « The Swastika » by Thomas Wilson
  • The Bits used for the war-horse have long cheeks, which are often of an ogee form.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
  • There is an ogee pediment, and a niche with angels on each side, with censers.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedrals of Great Britain » by P. H. Ditchfield

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