spitsboog

Definitions of spitsboog
  1. noun
    an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture
    synonyms: puntboog
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    types:
    ogief
    a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
    laatmes, lancet, lancetboog, vliem, vlijm
    an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
    type of:
    boog
    (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
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