The process or technique of constructing groin vaults; the groins or vaulting system in a building collectively.
Present participle of 'groin' (as a verb, meaning to construct with groin vaults), used as a noun to describe the process or result.
Groining became increasingly sophisticated over the medieval period—by the Late Gothic era, architects created fan vaults so intricate they look almost organic, like stone trees!
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