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  • 71St. Lucy's Church (Manhattan) — Left column top to bottom: East aisle windows and one of two nave skylights; Center from top to bottom: Front (North) Elevation, Interior view from south to north rose window, Interior view of north rose window, and exterior view of front facade… …

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  • 72United States Post Office and Court House (Davenport, Iowa) — United States Post Office and Court House U.S. National Register of Historic Places …

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  • 73architecture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Building design Nouns 1. architectural or building design, form; architectural or structural engineering; landscape architecture or gardening; architectonics. See building. 2. (architectural styles) a.… …

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  • 74cordon — cor•don [[t]ˈkɔr dn[/t]] n. 1) mil a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area 2) clo a cord, braid, or ribbon worn as an ornament, fastening, or badge 3) archit. a stringcourse, esp. one having… …

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  • 75modillion — mo•dil•lion [[t]moʊˈdɪl yən, mə [/t]] n. archit. an ornamental block or bracket beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc • Etymology: 1555–65; < It modiglione …

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  • 76string — [[t]strɪŋ[/t]] n. v. strung, string•ing 1) a slender cord used for binding or tying 2) a narrow strip of flexible material for tying parts together: bonnet strings[/ex] 3) jew a collection of objects threaded on a string: a string of pearls[/ex]… …

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  • 77water table — wa′ter ta ble or wa′ter•ta ble n. 1) gel the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water 2) archit. bui a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert… …

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  • 78cordon — [kôr′dən, kôrd′ n] n. [OFr, dim. of corde: see CORD] 1. a line or circle of police, soldiers, forts, ships, etc. stationed around an area to guard it 2. a cord, ribbon, or braid worn as a decoration or badge 3. STRINGCOURSE vt. to encircle or… …

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  • 79string — [striŋ] n. [ME streng < OE, akin to Ger strang: see STRONG] 1. a) a thin line of twisted fiber used for tying, pulling, fastening, etc.; slender cord or thick thread b) a narrow strip of leather or cloth for fastening shoes, clothing, etc.;… …

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  • 80table — [tā′bəl] n. [OFr < L tabula, a board, painting, tablet < ? IE * taldhla < base * tel , flat, a board > OE thille, thin board, flooring] 1. Obs. a thin, flat tablet or slab of metal, stone, or wood, used for inscriptions 2. a) a piece… …

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