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  • 81Nurling — Nurl Nurl (n[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurled} (n[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurling}.] [Cf. {Knurl}.] To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to knurl. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Reeding — Reed ing (r[=e]d [i^]ng), n. [From 4th {Reed}.] 1. (Arch.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of {Molding}); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; the reverse of {fluting}.… …

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  • 83gadroon — noun Etymology: French godron round plait, gadroon Date: circa 1724 1. the ornamental notching or carving of a rounded molding 2. a short often oval fluting or reeding used in decoration • gadroon transitive verb • gadrooning noun …

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  • 84highfalutin — also hifalutin adjective Etymology: perhaps from 2high + alteration of fluting, present participle of flute Date: 1839 1. pretentious, fancy 2. expressed in or marked by the use of high flown bombastic language ; pompous …

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  • 85flute — I. noun Etymology: Middle English floute, from Anglo French floute, fleute, from Old French flaüte, probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century 1. a. recorder 3 b. a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped… …

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  • 86Classical order — An illustration of the five orders engraved for the Encyclopédie, vol. 18, showing the Tuscan and Doric orders (top row); two versions of the Ionic order (center row); Corinthian and Composite orders (bottom row). A classical order is one of the… …

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  • 87Hoysala architecture — ( kn. ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ) is the building style developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire, in the region known today as the Indian state of Karnataka, between the 11th and 14th centuries. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century …

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  • 88Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor — For other uses, see Emperor Maximilian (disambiguation). Maximilian I Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). Maximilian holds his personal emblem, the pomegranate …

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  • 89Zipf's law — Probability distribution name =Zipf s law type =mass pdf Zipf PMF for N = 10 on a log log scale. The horizontal axis is the index k . (Note that the function is only defined at integer values of k . The connecting lines do not indicate continuity …

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  • 90Corinthian order — The Pantheon provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects, through the medium of engravings …

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