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Definition of architecture
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of architecture is as below...
Architecture
(n.) The art or
science
of
building;
especially,
the art of
building
houses,
churches,
bridges,
and other
structures,
for the
purposes
of civil life; -- often
called
civil
architecture..
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Lonis Quatorze
::
Lonis
quatorze
() Of,
pertaining
to, or
resembling,
the art or style of the times of Louis XIV. of
France;
as, Louis
quatorze
architecture..
Label
::
Label (n.) The name now
generally
given to the
projecting
molding
by the
sides,
and over the tops, of
openings
in
mediaeval
architecture.
It
always
has a
/quare
form, as in the
illustration..
Finial
::
Finial
(n.) The knot or bunch of
foliage,
or
foliated
ornament,
that forms the upper
extremity
of a
pinnacle
in
Gothic
architecture;
sometimes,
the
pinnacle
itself..
Moresque
::
Moresque
(n.) The
Moresque
style of
architecture
or
decoration.
See
Moorish
architecture,
under
Moorish..
Foil
::
Foil (n.) The space
between
the cusps in
Gothic
architecture;
a
rounded
or
leaflike
ornament,
in
windows,
niches,
etc. A group of foils is
called
trefoil,
quatrefoil,
quinquefoil,
etc.,
according
to the
number
of arcs of which it is
composed..
Tuscan
::
Tuscan
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Tuscany
in
Italy;
--
specifically
designating
one of the five
orders
of
architecture
recognized
and
described
by the
Italian
writers
of the 16th
century,
or
characteristic
of the
order.
The
original
of this order was not used by the
Greeks,
but by the
Romans
under the
Empire.
See
Order,
and
Illust.
of
Capital..
Cavetto
::
Cavetto
(n.) A
concave
molding;
-- used
chiefly
in
classical
architecture.
See
Illust.
of
Column.
Romanesque
::
Romanesque
(a.)
Somewhat
resembling
the
Roman;
--
applied
sometimes
to the
debased
style of the later Roman
empire,
but esp. to the more
developed
architecture
prevailing
from the 8th
century
to the
12th..
Trophonian
::
Trophonian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Trophonius,
his
architecture,
or his cave and
oracle..
Dogtooth
::
Dogtooth
(n.) An
ornament
common
in
Gothic
architecture,
consisting
of
pointed
projections
resembling
teeth;
-- also
called
tooth
ornament..
Jacobian
::
"Jacobian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a style of
architecture
and
decoration
in the time of James the
First,
of
England..
Architectonics
::
Architectonics
(n.) The
science
of
architecture.
Barbaresque
::
Barbaresque
(a.)
Barbaric
in form or
style;
as,
barbaresque
architecture..
Band
::
Band (v. t.) In
Gothic
architecture,
the
molding,
or suite of
moldings,
which
encircles
the
pillars
and small
shafts..
Hagioscope
::
Hagioscope
(n.) An
opening
made in the
interior
walls of a
cruciform
church
to
afford
a view of the altar to those in the
transepts;
--
called,
in
architecture,
a
squint..
Cymatium
::
Cymatium
(n.) A
capping
or
crowning
molding
in
classic
architecture.
Elegancy
::
Elegancy
(n.) The state or
quality
of being
elegant;
beauty
as
resulting
from
choice
qualities
and the
complete
absence
of what
deforms
or
impresses
unpleasantly;
grace given by art or
practice;
fine
polish;
refinement;
-- said of
manners,
language,
style,
form,
architecture,
etc..
Pendant
::
Pendant
(n.) A
hanging
ornament
on
roofs,
ceilings,
etc., much used in the later
styles
of
Gothic
architecture,
where it is of
stone,
and an
important
part of the
construction.
There are
imitations
in
plaster
and wood, which are mere
decorative
features..
Saracenical
::
Saracenical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
Saracens;
as,
Saracenic
architecture..
Aegicrania
::
Aegicrania
(n. pl.)
Sculptured
ornaments,
used in
classical
architecture,
representing
rams' heads or
skulls..
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