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61baptistery — /bap teuh stree, tis teuh ree/, n., pl. baptisteries. 1. a building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered. 2. (esp. in Baptist churches) a tank for administering baptism by immersion. [1425 75; < LL baptisterium < Gk baptistérion …
62dome — domelike, adj. /dohm/, n., v., domed, doming. n. 1. Archit. a. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. b. a domical roof or ceiling. c. a… …
63he — he1 /hee/; unstressed /ee/, pron., nom. he, poss. his, obj. him; pl. nom. they, poss. their or theirs …
64HE — high explosive. * * * ▪ bronze work Wade Giles romanization ho , also spelled huo type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel that was used to heat liquids and to serve wine. The he has a number of variations in silhouette, and its only… …
65He — Symbol, Chem. helium. * * * ▪ bronze work Wade Giles romanization ho , also spelled huo type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel that was used to heat liquids and to serve wine. The he has a number of variations in silhouette, and its …
66ornament — ornamenter, n. n. /awr neuh meuhnt/; v. /awr neuh ment , meuhnt/, n. 1. an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments. 2. a system, category,… …
67plateresque — /plat euh resk /, adj. (sometimes cap.) noting or pertaining to a 16th century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors. [1835 45; < Sp …
68tomb — tombal, adj. tombless, adj. tomblike, adj. /toohm/, n. 1. an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave. 2. a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like. 3. a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person. 4. any sepulchral… …
69Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
70Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
