Word Meanings - ARCHIVOLT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.

• OPENHEARTHSTEEL
  See under Open.
• Curvilinead
  An instrument for drawing curved lines.
• Opening
  of Open
• Squarer
  One who, or that which, squares.
• OPENMOUTHED
  Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous. L'Estrange.
• Curvated
  Bent in a regular form; curved.
• Curvilineal
  Alt. of Curvilinear
• Open-air
  Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
• Square-rigged
  Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails; thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
• OPENSEA
  A sea open to all nations. See Mare clausum.
• Architectural
  Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture.
• Curvation
  The act of bending or crooking.
• Curvilinear
  Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.
• Openbill
  A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.
• Square-toed
  Having the toe square.
• OPENVERDICT
  A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of a violent death without disclosing the cause.
• Architrave
  The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.
• Curvative
  Having the margins only a little curved; -- said of leaves.
• Curvilinearity
  The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines.

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