architecture

Valentine R.
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  1. architrave
    the molding around a door or window
  2. loggia
    a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
  3. entablature
    (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
  4. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  5. lanai
    a veranda or roofed patio with furniture
  6. frieze
    an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
  7. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  8. fillet
    a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
  9. module
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  10. pediment
    a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
  11. gable
    the triangular wall between the sloping ends of a roof
  12. tympanum
    the main cavity of the ear
  13. moulding
    sculpture produced by molding
  14. sculptural relief
    sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Created on Thu Mar 26 15:18:01 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Mar 26 15:32:11 EDT 2009)

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