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Edifice :: Edifice (n.) A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse..

Greco-roman :: Greco-Roman (a.) Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture..

Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration..

Alhambresque :: Alhambresque (a.) Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture..

Proto-doric :: Proto-Doric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found..

Cyclopean :: Cyclopean (a.) Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture..

Pendant :: Pendant (n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like..

Shipbuilder :: Shipbuilder (n.) A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.

Architrave :: Architrave (n.) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form..

Pargeting :: Pargeting (n.) Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught..

Architectonical :: Architectonical (a.) Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive..

Architectress :: Architectress (n.) A female architect.

Corinthian :: Corinthian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans..

Light :: Light (n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions..

Order :: Order (n.) The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing..

Truss :: Truss (n.) An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style..

Barbaresque :: Barbaresque (a.) Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture..

Architectonics :: Architectonics (n.) The science of architecture.

Architectonic :: Architectonic (n.) The act of arranging knowledge into a system.

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