English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Architectural
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed
to the rules of architecture.
Architecture
(n.)
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.
Architecture
(n.)
Construction, in a more general sense; frame or
structure; workmanship.
Architeuthis
(n.)
A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the
squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.
Architrave
(n.)
The lower division of an entablature, or that part
which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture.
See Column.
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.
Architraved
(a.)
Furnished with an architrave.
Archival
(a.)
Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records.
Archive
(n.)
The place in which public records or historic documents
are kept.
Archive
(n.)
Public records or documents preserved as evidence of
facts; as, the archives of a country or family.
Archives
(pl. )
of Archive
Archivist
(n.)
A keeper of archives or records.
Archivolt
(n.)
More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which
the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
Archivolt
(n.)
The architectural member surrounding the curved opening
of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square
opening.
Archlute
(n.)
Alt. of Archilute
Archly
(adv.)
In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or
roguishness; slyly; waggishly.
Archmarshal
(n.)
The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity
that to the Elector of Saxony.
Archness
(n.)
The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free
from malice; waggishness.
Archon
(n.)
One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially,
by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.
Archonship
(n.)
The office of an archon.