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ArchitecturalArchitectural Ar`chi*tec"tur*al, a.
Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the
rules of architecture. -- Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly, adv. ArchitecturallyArchitectural Ar`chi*tec"tur*al, a.
Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the
rules of architecture. -- Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly, adv. 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. BelectureBelecture Be*lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Belecturing.]
To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently. BelecturedBelecture Be*lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Belecturing.]
To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently. BelecturingBelecture Be*lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Belecturing.]
To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently. ConfectureConfecture Con*fec"ture, n.
Same as Confiture. [Obs.] Conjecturable
Conjecturable Con*jec"tur*a*ble (?; 135), a.
Capable of being conjectured or guessed.
Conjecturalist
Conjecturalist Con*jec"tur*al*ist, n.
A conjecturer. [R.] --Month. rev.
Conjecturally
Conjecturally Con*jec`tur*al"ly, n.
That which depends upon guess; guesswork. [R.] --Sir T.
Browne.
Conjecturally
Conjecturally Con*jec`tur*al*ly, adv.
In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture. --Boyle.
ConjectureConjecture Con*jec"ture (; 135?), n. [L. conjectura, fr.
conjicere, conjectum, to throw together, infer, conjecture;
con- + jacere to throw: cf. F. conjecturer. See Jet a
shooting forth.]
An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive
evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first
loose conjecture by a real study of nature. --Whewell.
Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. --Milton. ConjectureConjecture Con*jec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.
Conject.]
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to
surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what
will be. --South. Conjecture
Conjecture Con*jec"ture, v. i.
To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form
an opinion; to imagine.
ConjecturedConjecture Con*jec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.
Conject.]
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to
surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what
will be. --South. Conjecturer
Conjecturer Con*jec"tur*er, n.
One who conjectures. --Hobbes.
ConjecturingConjecture Con*jec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p.
pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.
Conject.]
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to
surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what
will be. --South. Curtain lectureCurtain Cur"tain (k?r"t?n; 48), n. [OE. cortin, curtin,fr. OF.
cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in
senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure
surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See Court.]
1. A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and
admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at
pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a
bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a
movable screen for concealing the stage.
2. (Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is
between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of
Ravelin and Bastion.
3. (Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between
two pavilions, towers, etc.
4. A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.
Behind the curtain, in concealment; in secret.
Curtain lecture, a querulous lecture given by a wife to her
husband within the bed curtains, or in bed. --Jerrold.
A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the
world for teaching the virtues of patience and
long-suffering. --W. Irving.
The curtain falls, the performance closes.
The curtain rises, the performance begins.
To draw the curtain, to close it over an object, or to
remove it; hence:
(a) To hide or to disclose an object.
(b) To commence or close a performance.
To drop the curtain, to end the tale, or close the
performance. Dejecture
Dejecture De*jec"ture (?; 135), n.
That which is voided; excrements. --Arbuthnot.
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.
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. LectureLecture Lec"ture (-t[-u]r; 135), n. [F. lecture, LL. lectura,
fr. L. legere, lectum, to read. See Legend.]
1. The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.
[Obs.]
2. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or
methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes,
a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
3. A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
4. (Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson. LectureLecture Lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lectured (-t[-u]rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lecturing.]
1. To read or deliver a lecture to.
2. To reprove formally and with authority. Lecture
Lecture Lec"ture, v. i.
To deliver a lecture or lectures.
LecturedLecture Lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lectured (-t[-u]rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lecturing.]
1. To read or deliver a lecture to.
2. To reprove formally and with authority. Lecturer
Lecturer Lec"tur*er (-[~e]r), n.
One who lectures; an assistant preacher.
Lectureship
Lectureship Lec"ture*ship, n.
The office of a lecturer.
LecturingLecture Lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lectured (-t[-u]rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lecturing.]
1. To read or deliver a lecture to.
2. To reprove formally and with authority. LecturnLecturn Lec"turn (l[e^]k"t[u^]rn), n. [LL. lectrinum, fr.
lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.]
A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which
the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read;
hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and
lettern.] --Fairholt.
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