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Corolla. R. (dimin. of |
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Corollarium. R. ( |
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Fig. 192. Mural crown. Fig. 193. Naval crown. Fig. 194. Celestial crown=
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Coronarium (aureum). R. The
gold for a triumphal crown (coron=
a triumphalis): it was sent by the provinces to a
victorious chief or general.(1883m1) |
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Coronarium (opus). R=
. Stucco‑work
applied to the decoration of a cornice or projecting moulding.(1883m1) |
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Coronel. Med. The he=
ad of a
jousting‑lance, so called from its resemblance to a little crown.
Twelve were allowed to a tilter in the time of Henry VI. (Meyrick.)(1883m1) |
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Coronell. O.E. A col=
onel.(1883m1) |
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Coronet. (Her.) A co=
ronet is
an ornamented fillet of gold worn above the coats of arms of peers and
peeresses. In a duke's corone=
t,
here shown, the circlet of gold is chased and is surmounted by eight
strawberry leaves. The coronet of a marquis
has four strawberry leaves separated by pearls. A viscount's coronet is a rim of gold surmounted by sixteen pea=
rls,
while a baron's has only six =
or
four pearls, and is otherwise plain. ILLUS. coronet(1891a1)
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Coronets (Headdresses). Ensigns of nobility worn u=
pon
the head, introduced into Fig. 195. Prince of Wales's coronet. Fig. 196. Coronet of Countess of Arundel, temp. Henry V.(1883m1)
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Coronet. The unarched circlet of gold and precious stones worn by the nobility as a token of ra= nk, different decorations being adopted upon it as distinctions and differenc= es; thus, a duke bears on his coronet eight strawberry leaves; a marquis four strawberry leaves and four pearls; an earl double that number of both; a viscount a row of pearls only; and a baron the same, but consisting of six only. (1855f1) |
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Coronis (6@DT<\H[=3Dkoronis]). Anyt=
hing
curved; the cornice of an
entablature.(1883m1) |
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Coronize (Gr. 6@DT<\.T[=3Dkoronizo], from=
6@Df<0[=3Dkorone], a crow=
). To beg
for the crow; said of strollers who went about begging with a crow, singi=
ng
begging songs. (See CHELIDONIZE.)(1883m1) |
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Coroplastae. Literal=
ly,
"modellers of dolls." A name given =
by the
Greeks to the fashioners of small images in clay or terra‑cotta. The
artists, for instance, to whom we owe the |
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Corporal. O.E. The f=
ine
linen cloth or veil for the pyx<=
/span>, sometimes embroidered with golden thread and coloured silks. With such it "corporal" M=
ary,
Queen of Scots, bandaged her eyes for her execution.(1883m1) |
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Corporale. (Ital.) The white linen cloth pla=
ced
upon the altar in the Catholic Church at the consecration of the host, wh=
ich
was sometimes folded and used to cover the chalice or conceal the bread.
"The expression of a corpora=
l oath
originated in the ancient custom of swearing solemnly on the corporal
cloth." * * Pugin's =
Glossary of Ecclesiastical Costume=
i>. =
(1855f1) |
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Corpse‑candle. O.E. A
thick candle used formerly it lak=
e‑wak‑s.(1883m1) |
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Corpse‑gate or Lich‑gate. A shed over =
the
gate of a churchyard to rest the corpse under. (Fig. 197.) Fig. 197. Corpse or Lich‑gate.(1883m1)
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Correct. A term whic=
h is
principally applied, as regards drawing, to purity and exactness of form.=
A
drawing may be absolutely correct and yet devoid of significance. In the =
work
of some artists correctness is a negative quality.(1891a1) |
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Corridor. (Arch.) A =
long
passage running round a building, which leads to the various rooms in the
building; sometimes it is closed on both sides, sometimes on one
only.(1891a1) |
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Corridor. (Ital.)
From the Spanish correr, to r=
un. A
gallery surrounding a building. (1855f1) |
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Corrugis. R. (corrugo=
, to
wrinkle). Literally wrinkled; a loose garment which was wrapped round the
body, and fell into numerous folds, so as to present the appearance of a
wrinkled surface.(1883m1) |
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Cors. Arch. The shaf=
t of a
pinnacle.(1883m1) |
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Corsae. R. The mouldings decorating the surface of a marble door=
8209;post.(1883m1) |
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Corse of Silk. O.E. =
Probably
a silk ribbon.(1883m1) |
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Corselet. Fr. A light
breastplate; 16th and 17th centuries.(1883m1) |
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Corselet. (Fr.)
A light breast-plate, chiefly used by infantry, particularly pikemen, in =
the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (1855f1) |
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Corspresant. Med. A
mortuary.(1883m1) |
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Corte. A Greco-Egyptian town in the Dodecaschoenon, a district of Nubia. (1876c1) |
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Cortile. (Ital.)
A courtyard, or area, the walls of which, in Italian houses, were frequen=
tly
decorated with frescoes, and adorned with statues. (1855f1) |
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Cortina. (Lat.) The tripod of Apollo, from whence his oracles were promulgated. It took i= ts name from the circumstance of being covered with the skin of the serpent Python. (1855f1) |
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Cortina. R. (1) A deep circular vessel in the shape = of a saucepan, used for various purposes. (2) The snake's skin spread over the tripod of the
Pythoness at (3) An altar of marble, bronze, or the precious meta= ls, in the form of a tripod. (4) The vault over the stage in a theatre was called= cortina, from its resemblance to= the lid of a tripod. (5) Tables of marble or bronze, made to imitate the = slab upon which the Delphic priestess sat, were also called cortinae Delphicae. (See Fig. 199.) Fig 198. Cortina. Fig. 199. Cortina (Etruscan).(1883m1)
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Cortinale. R. A cell=
ar in
which wine was boiled in caldrons (cortinae) to preserve it.(1883m1) |
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Corundum. A chemical=
ly pure alumina. A precious stone, hard =
and
transparent.(1891a1) |
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Corundum. The Indian=
name
for a very hard mineral called adamantine spar. The ruby and sapphire are
varieties of corundum.(1883m1=
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Corven. O.E. for carven, cut. "Corvene wyndows of glase, With joly bandis of brase." |
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Corvus. R. (lit. cro=
w). A
crane or grappling‑iron=
, used
in naval warfare. It was a strong piece of iron with a spike at the end,
which, being violently let down upon a ship from the yard‑arm, or a
special mast made for the purpose, went through the bottom and sank it, o=
r at
any rate grappled it fast. A variety of corvus was also made use =
of in
the assault of fortified places.(1883m1) |
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Corybantica. Gr. and=
R.
Festivals celebrated at Cnossus, in |
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Corycaeum. Gr. and R=
. A
large apartment in a gymnasium or a large bathing establishment, for the
CORYCOBOLIA or sack‑throwing, a game which consisted in suspending =
from
the ceiling of the corycaeum,
at the height of about a yard from the ground, a sack filled with sand, b=
ran,
or seeds, to be thrust away with blows of the fist, and when it was in fu=
ll
swing to be stopped with the hands, back, or breast. The exercise was also
called Coryc=
omachia.(1883m1) |
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Corymbus. R. (6`DL:$@H[=3Dkorumbos], a cl=
uster). (1) A bunch of any f=
ruit
that grows in clusters, such as ivy‑berries, (2) A head‑dre=
ss or
wig arranged in the form of corymbi, in a knot at the top of the head, as that of
Venus is represented in the Medici statue. (3) The term is also
sometimes used as a synonym of APLUSTRE (q.v.).(1883m1) |
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Corymbus. (Gr.)
A mode of dressing the hair among the Greek women, frequently represented=
in
antique Art, particularly in statues of Venus; which consisted in gatheri=
ng
it in one knot on the top of the head. See also TUTULUS, with which it is
almost identical. (1855f1) |
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Corynalle. Arch. (See CORNAL.) "The schafte was strong= over alle, And a well‑shaped = corynalle."(1883m1)<= o:p> |
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Coryphaeus Gr. (lit.=
at the
head). (1) Any leader. (2) Esp. the leader =
of the
chorus of the Attic drama. (3) An epithet of Ju=
piter Capitolinus.(1883m1) |
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Corytus. Gr. and R. =
A bow‑case.
The quiver for arrows was called pharetra.(1883m1) |