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Ogee

A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma.

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Cyma 76% connected

A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

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Cymatium 76% connected

A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

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Arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Architectural ornament noun · 78% connection

(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

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Architecture noun · 78% connection

the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence…

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Art form noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

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Attic noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

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Column noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

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Columniation noun · 78% connection

(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure

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Conge noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a concave molding

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Congee noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a concave molding

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Corbel noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

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Corbel arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

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Corbel step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corbie gable noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps

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Corbie-step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corbiestep noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Corner noun · 78% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Crow step noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

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Drip noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

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A unknown · 78% connection

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

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Astragal noun · 78% connection

A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.

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Bead noun · 78% connection

A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossmen…

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Bird's-beak noun · 78% connection

A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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Cable noun · 78% connection

A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called a…

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Cima noun · 78% connection

A kind of molding. See Cyma.

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Convexity noun · 78% connection

The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.

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Convexo-concave adjective · 78% connection

Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be different. See Meniscu…

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Convexo-convex adjective · 78% connection

Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.

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Convexo-plane adjective · 78% connection

Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.

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Cylinder noun · 78% connection

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the…

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