designslinger - Word of the Week: cusp

 
[cusp (1927) St. Ita Catholic Church, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

cusp [kuhsp] n. the intersection of two arcs or foliations in a tracery.

 
[cusp (1914) 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

The figure formed by the intersection of tracery arcs. Latin; cuspis, a point.
Posted by designslinger at 3/10/2010 2:29 AM
Categories: Dictionary
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