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Architecture

The science of designing and building structures for habitation.

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cincture

Architecture; General architecture

Ring, list, or fillet at the top and bottom of a column, which divides the shaft from the capital and base.

parclose

Architecture; General architecture

Screen or railing used to enclose a chantry, tomb or chapel, in a church, and for the space thus enclosed.

arris

Architecture; General architecture

Sharp edge where two surfaces meet at an angle.

bullseye window

Architecture; General architecture

Small oval window, set horizontally.

attic

Architecture; General architecture

Small top storey within a roof. The storey above the main entablature of a classical façade.

cauliculus

Architecture; General architecture

Stalks (eight in number) with two leaves from which rise the helices or spiral scrolls of the Corinthian capital to support the abacus.

caulicole

Architecture; General architecture

Stalks (eight in number) with two leaves from which rise the helices or spiral scrolls of the Corinthian capital to support the abacus.