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cloister vaults

cloister vaults is the plural of cloister vault.

Meaning of cloister vault

Noun

cloister vault (plural cloister vaults)

  1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

Questions about cloister vaults

What is cloister vaults the plural of?
Cloister vaults is the plural of cloister vault.

Words near cloister vaults in the dictionary

  1. cloisonné
  2. cloisonnés
  3. cloisons
  4. cloister
  5. cloister vault
  6. cloister vaults
  7. cloisteral
  8. cloistered
  9. cloisterer
  10. cloisterers
  11. cloisteress

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