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Lierne Rib

Webster's Dictionary

In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lierne Rib'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lierne-rib.html. 1828.