ogee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ogee	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ogee n a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below Synonym(s): ogee, cyma reversa
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ogee \Ogee"\, 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.] 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}. 2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. 3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}. Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an {inverted talon}. 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cyma \[d8]Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[adot]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See {Cyme}] 1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form. 2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}. {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. {Cyma reversa}, [or] {Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.