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Where does “ogee” come from?

ogee (English) comes from French ogive, from Old French augive.

ogee (English): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an...

Definitions

  1. A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an...

Ancestry of “ogee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchogivediagonal rib, ogive; nose cone
2Old Frenchaugive—

Words derived from “ogee”

  • ogeed
Every word from Old French augive →