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coffer

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coffer: a sunken panel in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon that serves as a decorative device, usually in a ceiling or vault, also called caissons, or lacunar

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ovolo

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ovolo: a convex moulding having a curve that approximates a quarter circle

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corbiesteps

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corbiesteps: series of steps along the slopes of a gable, also called crow-steps

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cresting

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cresting: ornamentation along the ridge of a roof

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deipnosophist

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deipnosophist: (dipe-nah-so-phist) a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation

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cauliculus

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cauliculus (caulicole): stalks (eight in number) with two leaves from which rise the helices or spiral scrolls of the Corinthian capital to support the abacus

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scripturient

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scripturient: having a strong urge to write

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bellycheer

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bellycheer: gratification of the belly; gluttony

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shot-clog

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shot-clog: a bore who is tolerated only because he pays for the rest of the company

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cryptoporticus

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cryptoporticus: concealed or covered passage, generally underground, though lighted and ventilated from the open air

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noctivagant

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noctivagant: going about in the night; night wandering

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catillate

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catillate: to lick dishes

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smell-feast

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smell-feast: one given to finding out about and getting invited to good feasts; a sponger

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cincture

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cincture: a ring, list, or fillet at the top and bottom of a column, which divides the shaft from the capital and base

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murmuration

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murmuration: the utterance of low continuous sounds or complaining noises

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pessimum

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pessimum: the least favorable environmental condition under which an organism can survive

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sialoquent

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sialoquent: tending to spray saliva when speaking

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apatheia

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apatheia: freedom or release from emotion or excitement

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corbel

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corbel: a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

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ultracrepidarian

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ultracrepidarian: expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one’s knowledge or expertise

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nidorosity

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nidorosity: belching with the taste of undigested meat

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acnestis

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acnestis: the part of the back between the shoulder blades and the loins which an animal cannot reach to scratch

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saeva indignatio

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saeva indignatio: a feeling of contemptous rage at human folly, coined by Jonathan Swift

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ashlar

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ashlar: masonry of large blocks cut with even faces and square edges

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antithalian
antithalian: opposed to festivities
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barbermonger
barbermonger: a fop
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balustrade
balustrade: a series of balusters supporting a handrail or coping
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apiculate
apiculate: ending abruptly in a small distinct point, as a leaf
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esclandre
esclandre: an incident that gives rise to unpleasant talk or scandal; a public unpleasant altercation
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ramulose
ramulose: having many small branches
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accismus
accismus: the pretended refusal of something one keenly desires
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hamartia
hamartia: a defect of character; error, guilt, or sin especially of the tragic hero in a literary work
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beadledom
beadledom: petty officialdom
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gobemouche
gobemouche: a credulous person, especially one who believes everything he or she hears
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ebriosity
ebriosity: habitual intoxication
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hiemal
hiemal: of or relating to winter
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quiddity
quiddity: the inherent nature or essence of someone of something; a distictive feature, a peculiarity
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juberous
juberous: uncertain and reluctant; dubious; undecided
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gound
gound: the yellow secretion in the corners of the eyes
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vexatious
vexatious: causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry
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merry andrew
merry andrew: a person who entertains others by means of comic antics; a clown
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galluses: (Scottish)
galluses: (Scottish) suspenders for trousers
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lipography
lipography: the omission of a letter or syllable in writing
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cornice
cornice: the upper section of an entablature or a projecting shelf along the top of a wall often supported by brackets or corbels
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purlieu
purlieu: the area near or surrounding a place
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apothegm: (AP-uh-them)
apothegm: (AP-uh-them) a concise saying or maxim, an aphorism
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merismus
merismus: a metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complemntary parts, are made to stand in for the whole
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ombudsman
ombudsman: an official who investigates complaints by individuals against an organization
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lubricious
lubricious: offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire; smooth and slippery with oil or a similar substance
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heuristic
heuristic: enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves; proceeding to a solution by trial and error or by rules that are only loosely defined
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auxesis: (ok-SEE-sis)
auxesis: (ok-SEE-sis) a rhetorical term for a gradual increase in the intensity of meaning with words arranged in ascending order of force or importance
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kerning
kerning: the spacing between letters or characters in a piece of text to be printed
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esurient
esurient: hungry or greedy
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virescent
virescent: greenish; turning green
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memoritor
memoritor: by heart, by memory
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astern
astern: at the rear of a ship or another vessel; in a reverse direction; backward
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agley: (Scottish)
agley: (Scottish) askew, awry
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sinistrad
sinistrad: toward the left side
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exuviate
exuviate: to shed or cast off a skin or shell
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pinion
pinion: the outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers; tie or hold the arms or legs of someone
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scend
scend: the push or surge created by a wave; (of a vessel) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea
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aderation
aderation: the act of giving a monetary value to something
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spindrift
spindrift: spray blown from the crests of waves by the wind; driving snow or sand
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nemophilist
nemophilist: one who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the wood
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anastrophe
anastrophe: the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses
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rotiform
rotiform: having the shape of a wheel
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araeostyle
araeostyle: a style of intercolumniation in which the distance between columns is at least four diameters. The large interval between columns necessitates the use of a wooden architrave
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trochilic: (truh-KI-lik)
trochilic: (truh-KI-lik) having , using, or relating to rotary motion like that of a wheel
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casement window
casement window: a window hung vertically, hinged one side, so that it swings inward or outward
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arris
arris: a sharp edge created when two surfaces converge; this includes the raised edge between two flutes on a column or pilaster, if that edge is sharp
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brise soleil
brise soleil: projecting fins or canopies which shade windows from direct sunlight
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meander: (architecture)
meander: (architecture) a decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines, also known as a fret or a key pattern
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engaged column
engaged column: a column built into and partially projecting from a wall, particularly notable in Roman architecture
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quirk: (architecture)
quirk: (architecture) a small recess, often V-shaped, at the edge of a moulding
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soffit
soffit: any architectural element’s underside, especially the board connecting the walls of a structure to the fascia or the end of the roof, enclosing the eave
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helotage
helotage: a state of servitude or bondage
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Capuan
Capuan: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Capua; (especially) luxurious
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voussoir
voussoir: a wedge-shaped or tapered stone between the springer and the keystone used to construct an arch
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boss: (architecture)
boss: (architecture) a roughly cut stone set in place for later carving; an ornamental projection, a carved keystone of a ribbed vault at the intersection of the ogives
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abacus: (architecture)
abacus: (architecture) a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column
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diastyle
diastyle: an intercolumniation of three or four diameters
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systyle
systyle: in the classical orders, columns rather thickly set, with an intercolumniation to which two diameters are assigned
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loculus
loculus: an architectural niche that houses a body, as in a catacomb, hypogeum, mausoleum or other place of entombment
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spandrel
spandrel: in a building facade, the space between the top of the window in one story and the sill of the window in the story above; the space between two arches or between an arch and a rectangular enclosure
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accolade: (architecture)
accolade: (architecture) a sculptural embellishment of an arch
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springer: (architecture)
springer: (architecture) the lowest voussoir on each side of an arch
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tympanum: (architecture)
tympanum: (architecture) the triangular space enclosed between the horizontal cornice of the entablature and the sloping cornice of the pediment, though sometimes left plain, it is often decorated
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eustyle
eustyle: intercolumniation defined by Vitruvius as being of the best proportion, two and a quarter diameters
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pendentive
pendentive: three-dimensional spandrels supporting the weight of a dome over a square or rectangular base
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articulation: (architecture)
articulation: (architecture) the manner or method of jointing parts such that each part is clear and distinct in relation to the others, even though joined
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araeosystyle
araeosystyle: an architectural term applied to a colonnade, in which the intercolumniation is alternately wide and narrow.
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loggia
loggia: a gallery formed by a colonnade open on one or more sides, often located on an upper floor of a building overlooking an open court or garden
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metope
metope: in a Doric entablature, the space between triglyphs along the frieze, these may be ornamented or plain, and may be square or rectangular
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fillet: (architecture)
fillet: (architecture) a small band, either raised or sunken and usually square, used to separate mouldings; the raised edge between two flutes on a column or pilaster, if that edge is flat
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baluster
baluster: a small moulded shaft, square or circular, in stone or wood, sometimes metal, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase
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mascaron
mascaron: a face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric, used as a decorative element
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ball flower
ball flower: an architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower
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peristyle
peristyle: a continuous porch of columns surrounding a courtyard or garden
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pycnostyle
pycnostyle: a term given by Vitruvius to the intercolumniation between the columns of a temple, when this was equal to one and a half diameters
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gambrel
gambrel: a symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side

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