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English-French architecture and construction dictionary. 2013.
English-French architecture and construction dictionary. 2013.
cavetto — /kəˈvɛtoʊ/ (say kuh vetoh) noun (plural cavetti /kəˈvɛti/ (say kuh vetee) or cavettos) Architecture a concave moulding, as in a cornice, with the curve usually a quarter circle. {Italian, diminutive of cavo, from Latin cavum hollow (place) …
Stela — (pl. stelae) Monolithic slabs, usually of limestone, stelae are rectangular in shape with the upper part curved in a semi circle or decorated with a cavetto cornice. Each is decorated with a picture and an inscription, usually in sunk relief … Ancient Egypt
Molding (decorative) — For other uses, see Molding (disambiguation). Cavetto molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo molding and resulting shadow pattern … Wikipedia
molding — /mohl ding/, n. 1. the act or process of molding. 2. something molded. 3. a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling. 4. Archit., Furniture. a. any of various long, narrow, ornamental… … Universalium
Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
List of architectural vaults — The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults.* Ambulatory vault – the covered portion of the covered passage around a cloister. Often written in the context of an ambulatory vault mosaic. * Annular vault – A Barrel … Wikipedia
Egyptian Revival architecture — Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that makes use of the motifs and imagery of Ancient Egypt. It is generatlly dated to the enthusiasm for Ancient Egypt generated by Napoleon s conquest of Egypt and, in Britain, to Admiral Nelson s defeat … Wikipedia
molding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. necking, surbase, baseboard, platband; cornice, fillet, tringle, chaplet, etc.; edging, border, ornamentation. See ornament. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A molded or carved strip] Syn. architectural… … English dictionary for students
Gaspard Monge's mausoleum — Gaspard Monge, whose remains are deposited in the burying ground in Père Lachaise Cemetery, at Paris, in a magnificent mausoleum, was professor of geometry in the École polytechnique at Paris, and with Denon accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on his… … Wikipedia
Mount Holly Mausoleum — Coordinates: 34°44′19.91″N 92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W / 34.7388639; 92.2789528 … Wikipedia
frieze — Synonyms and related words: abacus, acanthus, annulet, apophyge, architrave, astragal, beading, beak, bell, billet, boss, capstone, cartouche, cavetto, cima, cinquefoil, conge, console, coping, corbel, cornice, crown, cusp, cyma, dentil, drip,… … Moby Thesaurus