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o·gee  (j)

n. Architecture

1. A double curve with the shape of an elongated S.

2. A molding having the profile of an S-shaped curve.

3. An arch formed by two S-shaped curves meeting at a point. Also called ogee arch.

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[Middle English oggifs, ogeus, pl. of ogif, ogive; see ogive.]

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ogee [ˈəʊdʒiː]

n Architect

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called talon a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) short for ogee arch

[probably variant of ogive]

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ogee - a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below cyma reversa cyma, cymatium - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)