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1. abaciscus, n. View full entry 1753
...A square section containing part or all of the pattern of a mosaic pavement; (also) a single mosaic tile, a tessera. Now rare....
2. acanthine, adj. View full entry 1753
...Decorated with representations of acanthus leaves; resembling the leaves or branches of the acanthus....
3. acid test, n. View full entry 1759
...A chemical test involving reaction with an acid (occas., a test for an acid); spec. a test for gold or other precious metal using nitric acid....
4. acroteria, n. View full entry 1719
...= acroterion1a....
5. Adansonia, n. View full entry 1763
...A tree of the genus Adansonia (family Malvaceae) comprising the baobab trees of Africa (particularly Madagascar) and Australia; esp. the African species A. digitata...
6. adobe, n. View full entry 1748
...A brick made of sand and clay mixed with water and an organic material such as straw, and left to dry in the sun....
7. agrément, n. View full entry 1711
...In pl. Agreeable qualities, circumstances, etc.; = agreement7. Now rare....
8. air-box, n. View full entry 1744
...An air chamber (in various senses). Now chiefly hist....
9. air machine, n. View full entry 1720
...A machine for supplying air or compressed air, esp. one used for ventilating enclosed spaces, as in a mine, ship, etc....
10. alloyage, n. View full entry 1789
...The action or process of alloying metals. Also: a metal added to another to form an alloy....
11. aˈmalgamed, adj. View full entry 1789
...Coated with amalgam....
12. amphiprostyle, n. View full entry 1706
...‘A temple having a portico in the rear as well as the front, but without columns at the sides. This..never exceeded the use of four columns in the front, and four in...
13. ancon, n. View full entry 1706
...Physiol. The elbow. (See quot.)...
14. anecdoˈtarian, n. View full entry a1734
...One who publishes anecdotes....
15. angle bracket, n. View full entry 1733
...Archit., Engin., etc. A bracket fixed at the corner of a building or other structure, typically to support the eaves or cornice.A bracing or supporting bracket consisting...
16. Anglo-Norman, adj. and n. View full entry 1719
...Of or relating to the Normans in England after the Norman Conquest; (also) of or relating to England and Normandy ruled as a single realm between 1066 and 1204....
17. anta, n. View full entry 1728
...A square pilaster on either side of a door, or at the corner of a building....
18. ante-chapel, n. View full entry a1701
...‘A term used in the Universities for the outer part at the west end of a chapel.’ Parker Gloss. Arch.1875....
19. antes, n. View full entry 1789
...With pl. concord. = anta...
20. ante-temple, n. View full entry a1701
...The portico of an ancient temple or of a Christian church; also applied to the ante-nave of a church....
