curved form
31Scutum (shield) — Scutum (pronEng| skjuːtəm in English; pl. scuta ) is the Latin word for shield , although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semi cylindrical body shield carried by ancient Roman legionaries. The… …
32scroll — like, adj. /skrohl/, n. 1. a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament. 2. something, esp. an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a… …
33Dutchman's-pipe — /duch meuhnz puyp /, n. a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart shaped leaves and brownish purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * Climbing vine (Aristolochia… …
34incurvation — noun a) The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; a curving or bending; any instance of this. The incurvation or bending of a ray of light, incident on such a surface. b) The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation;… …
35ARCH — The arch was invented around 2500 BC in the Indus Valley of ancient India. It is a curved structure that rests on posts or walls and allows for the spanning of an architectural space. Prior to the use of the arch, the post and lintel structure …
36Dutchman's-pipe — noun hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe • Syn: ↑pipe vine, ↑Aristolochia macrophylla, ↑Aristolochia durior • Hypernyms: ↑birthwort, ↑Aristolochia clematitis * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ …
37Birmingham — /berr ming euhm/ for1; /berr ming ham / for 2, 3, n. 1. a city in West Midlands, in central England. 1,084,600. 2. a city in central Alabama. 284,413. 3. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 21,689. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 249,459), north… …
38Litui — Lituus Lit u*us, n.; pl. {Litui}. [L.] 1. (Rom. Antig.) (a) A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens. (b) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A… …
39Lituus — Lit u*us, n.; pl. {Litui}. [L.] 1. (Rom. Antig.) (a) A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens. (b) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A spiral… …
40Willow Tearooms — The Willow Tearooms are tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. They quickly gained enormous popularity, and are… …
