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Banded architraveBand Band (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
2. To mark with a band.
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. ``Banded
against his throne.' --Milton.
Banded architrave, pier, shaft, etc. (Arch.), an
architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is
interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right
angles. Branchial archesBranchial Bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.
Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which
support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and
amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches
through which water passes. Camber archCamber Cam"ber, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F.
cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr.
camera vault, arch. See Chamber, and cf. Camerate.]
1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other
surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel
having an unusual convexity of deck).
2. (Arch.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam,
girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a
straight arch. See Hogback.
Camber arch (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though
apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward.
Camber beam (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave
curve upward. Chancel archChancel Chan"cel, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L.
cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly
inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.]
(Arch.)
(a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the
clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
Hence, in modern use;
(b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the
line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either
side of or around the chancel.
Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main
opening, leading to the chancel.
Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel.
--Tennyson.
Chancel table, the communion table. Chord of an archChord Chord, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is
written cord. See Cord.]
1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.
2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
chord.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
Accidental, Common, & Vocal chords. See under
Accidental, Common, and Vocal.
Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch.
Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a
curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
Scale of chords. See Scale. Court of archesArches Arch"es,
pl. of Arch, n.
Court of arches, or Arches Court (Eng. Law), the court of
appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge,
who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean
of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the
church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in
Westminster. --Mozley & W. Danais ArchippusAsclepias As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.
Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture Georgian architecture
British or British colonial architecture of the period of the
four Georges, especially that of the period before 1800.
Geostatic archGeostatic Ge`o*stat"ic, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + E. static.]
(Civil Engin.)
Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar
substance.
Geostatic arch, an arch having a form adapted to sustain
pressure similar to that exerted by earth. --Rankine. Gill archesGill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g["a]l,
Icel. gj["o]lnar gills; cf. AS. geagl, geahl, jaw.]
1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.
Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.
--Ray.
Note: Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages,
through which the blood circulates, and in which it is
exposed to the action of the air contained in the
water. In vertebrates they are appendages of the
visceral arches on either side of the neck. In
invertebrates they occupy various situations.
2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the
under surface of a mushroom.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a
fowl; a wattle.
4. The flesh under or about the chin. --Swift.
5. (Spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins
which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer
parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles,
needles. --Ure.]
Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial
arches.
Gill clefts. (Anat.) Same as Branchial clefts. See under
Branchial.
Gill cover, Gill lid. See Operculum.
Gill frame, or Gill head (Flax Manuf.), a spreader; a
machine for subjecting flax to the action of gills.
--Knight.
Gill net, a flat net so suspended in the water that its
meshes allow the heads of fish to pass, but catch in the
gills when they seek to extricate themselves.
Gill opening, or Gill slit (Anat.), an opening behind and
below the head of most fishes, and some amphibians, by
which the water from the gills is discharged. In most
fishes there is a single opening on each side, but in the
sharks and rays there are five, or more, on each side.
Gill rakes, or Gill rakers (Anat.), horny filaments, or
progresses, on the inside of the branchial arches of
fishes, which help to prevent solid substances from being
carried into gill cavities. Haunches of an archHaunch Haunch (?; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German origin; cf.
OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E.
ankle.]
1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the
pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.
2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of
venison.
Haunch bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
Haunches of an arch (Arch.), the parts on each side of the
crown of an arch. (See Crown, n., 11.) Each haunch may
be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half
arch. Hemal archHemal He"mal, a. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]
Relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to,
situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and
great blood vessels; -- opposed to neural.
Note: As applied to vertebrates, hemal is the same as
ventral, the heart and great blood vessels being on the
ventral, and the central nervous system on the dorsal,
side of the vertebral column.
Hemal arch (Anat.), the ventral arch in a segment of the
spinal skeleton, formed by vertebral processes or ribs. Hyoid archHyoid Hy"oid, a. [Gr. ? fr. the letter [Upsilon] + ? form: cf.
F. hyo["i]de.]
1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon
[[Upsilon]].
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch
which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue
itself.
Hyoid arch (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony
segments, which connects the base of the tongue with
either side of the skull.
Hyoid bone (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the
middle part of the hyoid arch. Interlacing archesInterlace In`ter*lace", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Interlaced;
p. pr. & vb. n. Interlacing.] [OE. entrelacen, F.
entrelacer. See Inter-, and Lace.]
To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one
thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.
Severed into stripes That interlaced each other.
--Cowper.
The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue.
--Dryden.
Interlacing arches (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so
constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be
interlaced. Inverted archInverted In*vert"ed, a.
1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed;
characterized by inversion.
2. (Geol.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata
when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.
Inverted arch (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward;
-- much used in foundations. Jack arch Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc. Laminated archLaminated Lam"i*na`ted, a.
Laminate.
Laminated arch (Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of
bent planks secured by treenails. Lancet archLancet Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See
Lance.]
1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly
sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in
opening abscesses, etc.
2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
--Knight.
Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or
span, is narrow compared with the height.
Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of
architecture, in which lancet arches are common; --
peculiar to England and 13th century.
Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus
ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth.
(b) The doctor, or surgeon fish. Lancet architectureLancet Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See
Lance.]
1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly
sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in
opening abscesses, etc.
2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
--Knight.
Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or
span, is narrow compared with the height.
Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of
architecture, in which lancet arches are common; --
peculiar to England and 13th century.
Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus
ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth.
(b) The doctor, or surgeon fish. Lombardic architectureLombardic Lom*bar"dic, a.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.
Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the
Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy.
Lombardic architecture, the debased Roman style of
architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. --F. G.
Lee.
Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar. Mandibular archMandibular Man*dib"u*lar, a. [Cf. F. mandibulaire.]
Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n. The
principal mandibular bone; the mandible.
Mandibular arch (Anat.), the most anterior visceral arch,
-- that in which the mandible is developed. Maya arch
Mayan arch Mayan arch, or Maya arch Maya arch .
A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.
Mayan arch
Mayan arch Mayan arch, or Maya arch Maya arch .
A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.
Military architectureArchitecture Ar"chi*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,
fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of
building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,
for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil
architecture.
Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
--Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of
divine architecture. --Burnet.
Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
Naval architecture, the art of building ships. Moorish architectureMoorish Moor"ish, a. [See 1st Moor, and cf. Morris,
Moresque.]
Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the
Moors.
Moorish architecture, the style developed by the Moors in
the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch
had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation
admitted no representation of animal life. It has many
points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles,
but should be distinguished from them. See Illust. under
Moresque. Naval architectureArchitecture Ar"chi*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,
fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of
building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,
for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil
architecture.
Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
--Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of
divine architecture. --Burnet.
Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
Naval architecture, the art of building ships. Neoclassic architecture
Neoclassic architecture Neoclassic architecture
All that architecture which, since the beginning of the
Italian Renaissance, about 1420, has been designed with
deliberate imitation of Greco-Roman buildings.
Neural archNeural Neu"ral, a. [Gr. ? nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,
or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to
vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to
invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.
Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the
dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of
the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the
spinal cord. Oblique archOblique Ob*lique", a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) +
liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr ? slanting.]
[Written also oblike.]
1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at
right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
It has a direction oblique to that of the former
motion. --Cheyne.
2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence,
disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
The love we bear our friends . . . Hath in it
certain oblique ends. --Drayton.
This mode of oblique research, when a more direct
one is denied, we find to be the only one in our
power. --De Quincey.
Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye. That
looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. --Wordworth.
3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father
and son; collateral.
His natural affection in a direct line was strong,
in an oblique but weak. --Baker.
Oblique angle, Oblique ascension, etc. See under
Angle,Ascension, etc.
Oblique arch (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right
angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence
askew.
Oblique bridge, a skew bridge. See under Bridge, n.
Oblique case (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See
Case, n.
Oblique circle (Projection), a circle whose plane is
oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.
Oblique fire (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not
perpendicular to the line fired at.
Oblique flank (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the
fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. --Wilhelm.
Oblique leaf. (Bot.)
(a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position.
(b) A leaf having one half different from the other.
Oblique line (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to
meet another, makes oblique angles with it.
Oblique motion (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in
which one part ascends or descends, while the other
prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying
example. Ogee archOgee O*gee", n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain
origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,
strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,
apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]
1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the
letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See
Illust. under Cyma.
2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of
which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed
curve near the apex.
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