Groined

Groined
Groin Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [1913 Webster]

The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]


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