- In architecture, a
vault (French voûte, from
Italian volta) is a self-supporting
arched form,
usually of
stone or brick,
serving to
cover a
space with...
- plot
lines centered on
romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to
surmount all obstacles. Comedies,
rooted in the
fertility rites and
satyr plays...
-
widely used so long as serviceable. The
shield is
surmounted by a
crest consisting of an
eagle surmounting a
world globe. The flag of New York is the coat...
- intersupraoculars, are the
scales on the top of the head
between the
plates surmounting the eyes (the supraoculars).
Supraocular scales Snake scales Wright AH...
-
Mount Nansen is a
prominent mountain,
surmounting the
steep eastern escarpment of the
Eisenhower Range, 17 km (11 mi)
south of
Mount Baxter, in Victoria...
- west-southwest of
Mount Canicula. Precipitous,
partly ice-free west slopes.
Surmounting the head of
Russell West
Glacier to the north, and the
upper course of...
-
pinnacle of St Mark's
Cathedral he is
depicted as
holding a Bible, and
surmounting a
golden lion
which is the
symbol of the city of
Venice and formerly...
-
Force (RAF). It
features an
eagle superimposed on a circlet,
which is
surmounted by a crown. The
badge was
based on a
design by a
tailor at
Gieves Ltd...
- territory's rivers. The red
cross in
chief represents England. The
roundel surmounting it is in a
pattern called vair (i.e.
squirrel fur),
representing the...
- term πυλών 'gate'. It
consists of two
pyramidal towers, each
tapered and
surmounted by a cornice,
joined by a less
elevated section enclosing the entrance...
