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stillicidium
‖ stilliˈcidium (stɪlɪˈsɪdɪəm) Pl. -cidia. [L., f. stilla drop + cid- weakened root of cadĕre to fall.] 1. Civil Law. = stillicide.1727 Bailey vol. II, Stillicidium, the Droppings of the Eaves of an House. 1765–8 Erskine Inst. Law Scot. ii. ix. 309. 1892 Kath. Gould tr. Convers. Döllinger i. 5 The s... Oxford English Dictionary
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Stillicidium
Stillicidium, a dripping of water from the eaves (stilla, drop, cadere, to fall), is the term in architecture given by Vitruvius (v. 7) to the dripping wikipedia.org
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stillicidious
stilliˈcidious, a. ? Obs. rare—1. [f. stillicidium + -ous.] Produced by a falling in drops.1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. i. 56 Crystall is..in some places not much unlike the stirious or stillicidious dependencies of Ice. 1656 in Blount Glossogr. Oxford English Dictionary
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Eavesdrip
The law of Eavesdrip had its equivalent in the Roman stillicidium, which prohibited building up to the very edge of an estate. wikipedia.org
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stillicide
stillicide (ˈstɪlɪsaɪd) Also 7 stillicid. [Anglicized form of stillicidium.] 1. A falling of water, etc. in drops; a succession of drops. Now rare.1626 Bacon Sylva §24 Wee see it also in the Stillicides of water, which if ther be water enough to follow, will Drawe themselues into a small thredd, bec... Oxford English Dictionary
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supercilium
‖ supercilium (s(j)uːpəˈsɪlɪəm) Pl. -ia (-ɪə). [L., = eyebrow; ridge, summit; haughtiness, etc.] 1. The eyebrow. Obs. exc. Anat.1672 Marvell Reh. Transp. i. 200, I marked how your answerer looked when he spoke of the day of judgment. Very gravely..and yet without any depressing or exalting his super... Oxford English Dictionary
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Index of architecture articles
Starchitect State architect State room Stavanger Renaissance Stave church Steeple Step pyramid Stepwell Stepped gable Stick style Stile Umbertino Stillicidium wikipedia.org
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eyewater
eyewater (ˈaɪwɔːtə(r)) [f. eye n. + water n.] a. Water, i.e. either natural tears, or an abnormal overflow (stillicidium), ‘tear in the eye’, flowing from the eye. Rare in pl. b. A lotion for the eye. c. The humours (aqueous or vitreous) of the eye. d. slang. = Gin.a. 1590 Southwell M. Magd. Fun. Te... Oxford English Dictionary
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eaves
eaves (iːvz) Forms: 1 efes, 3–5 eouesen (pl.), ouese, -ise, 4 euez, euese, 4–8 eves(e, (4 hevese), (6 ease, 6 pl. esen), 7 eaues, (eeves, heaves), dial. eize, 7– eaves. [OE. efes, fem. = OFris. ose, Flem. (Kilian) oose, OHG. obasa (MHG. obse, mod. dial.G. obsen) eaves, porch (:—WGer. *obis(w)a, *oba... Oxford English Dictionary
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spout
▪ I. spout, n. (spaʊt) Forms: 4–6 spowte, 6–7 (9) spowt (6 Sc. spowtt-, spowit); 5–7 spoute (5 spute), 6–7 Sc. spoutt-, 6– spout. [ME. spowte, spoute, of doubtful origin, corresponding to older Flem. spuyte (also spoyte, spoeyte), Du. (and WFris.) spuit, NFris. spütj, spout, squirt, fire-engine; cf.... Oxford English Dictionary
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gutter
▪ I. gutter, n.1 (ˈgʌtə(r)) Forms: 3–5 goter, 4 godere, gooter, gotur, guter, 4–5 gotere, 5 gotyr, guttyr, gutur, 5–6 guttur, 5–7 guttar, gutture, 6 gotter, gutt(e)re, Sc. gutar, guttour, 4– gutter. [a. OF. gutiere (12th c. in Littré), goutiere (13th c.), mod.F. gouttière fem. (= Pr., Sp. gotera, Pg... Oxford English Dictionary
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