Fig. r.—Perpendicular Crocket.
Crossing.—The intersection (which see) in a church or cathedral.
Cross Vault.—A vault of which the arched surfaces intersect one another, forming a groin (which see).
Crypt.—The basement under a church or other building (almost invariably vaulted).
Cusp.—The projecting point thrown out to form the leaf-shaped forms or foliations in the heads of Gothic windows, and in tracery and panels.
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| Dec. | The Gothic architecture of the fourteenth century in England. Abbreviated Dec. | |
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Detail.—The minuter features of a design or building, especially its mouldings and carving.
Diaper (Gothic).—An uniform pattern of leaves or flowers carved or painted on the surface of a wall.