OGEE
(OH-jee)
A
double curve with a shape resembling an elongated S
Common
clues: Double
curve; S shaped molding; Pointed arch; Gothic arch; Arch type;
Pointed arch; Gothic arch; Architectural curve; Venetian arch
feature
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Courtesy
Herman
Leonhardes
In
architecture, the ogee shape is one of the characteristics of the
Gothic style, especially decorative elements in the 14th and 15th
century late Gothic styles called Flamboyant in France and
Decorated in England.
An
ogee
moulding, a wooden molding of ogee profile framed between square
sections is part of the standard classical decorative vocabulary.
An ogee is part of the "crown molding" that is
frequently used at the top of a piece of case furniture, or
capping a baseboard or plinth or where a wall meets the ceiling.
To
minimize erosion, the downstream face of a dam spillway is
usually an ogee curve.
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It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee.
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