Definitions for ogee

ogee o·gee

Spelling: [oh-jee, oh-jee]
IPA: /oʊˈdʒi, ˈoʊ dʒi/

Ogee is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 17 anagrams from letters in ogee (eego).

Definitions for ogee

noun

  1. a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
  2. Also called gula. Architecture. a molding with such a curve for a profile; cyma. Abbreviation: O.G., o.g.

Origin of ogee

1275-1325; Middle English ogeus, oggez (plural), variant (by assimilation of f) of oggifs, presumed singular oggif diagonal rib of a vault Anglo-French, Old French ogive

Examples for ogee

We have seen many Swastikas composed of the crossed ogee lines or curves.

There is an ogee pediment, and a niche with angels on each side, with censers.

ogee—a moulding formed by the combination of a round and hollow.

The Bits used for the war-horse have long cheeks, which are often of an ogee form.

It is capable of use with other moldings, and may be reversed with just as good effect as the ogee.

Second, because the ogee has in it, in a combined form, the outlines of nearly all the other types.

On this band we can apply the ogee type (Fig. 199) right side up.

All these windows now have ogee arches, and are of three lights.

But for variation we may decide to use the ogee reversed, as in Fig. 200.

Small windows have heads shaped in the ogee or trefoil forms.

Word Value for ogee
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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