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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...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Index of architecture articles
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Steeple
Step pyramid
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Stepped gable
Stick style
Stile Umbertino
Stillicidium
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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