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Her. Torn up by the roots.(1883m1) |
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Her. Torn off with a ragged edge.(1883m1) |
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(Her.) Used to descr=
ibe a
head or limb torn off roughly so as to leave a ragged edge. It is opposed=
to couped,=
which
means cut off clean. ILLUS. erased(1891a1)
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In Chaldean
astronomy an unidentified star. (1876c1) |
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A capital of |
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(Arch.) One of the b=
uildings
at |
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Gr., = Chr. Hermits.(1883m1) |
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Se=
e Arkamun,
an Ethiopian royal name. (1876c1) |
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Ergastulum R. (= ¦D= (V= .@= :"= 4[=3Dergazomai], to work). A private prison attached to a farm or villa rustica, in which insubordinate and ill‑conducted slaves were kept in chains; they were under the superintendence of a gaol= er, who was himself a slave, and who was called ERGASTULARIUS. Ergastula were built underground= , and thus formed subterranean dungeons.(1883m1) |
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Gr. and R. (= ¦D= (V= J0= H[=3Dergates], i.e. worker). A strong capstan used for moving heavyweights; among other things, for hauling vessels on shore.(1883m1) |
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In Chaldean
astronomy an unidentified star. (1876c1) |
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R. (lit. hedgehog). A military engine, a cheval̴= 9;de‑frise or long beam studded with iron spikes, whence its name. It was placed acr= oss a door or other opening to which it was desired to bar ingress.(1883m1)= p> |
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The Accadian n=
ame of
the city Eridu. (1876c1) |
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The Assyrian name of the cedar tree. (1876=
c1) |
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The eldest son of Vaa=
li
or Baali, king of Minni<=
/span>.
He was sent by his father to convey his submission and a good tribute to =
Assurbanipal, king of |
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The king of |
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The brother of Ameni<=
/span>
the superintendent of the works of |
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Ermine, Ermines, Erminois, Her. The animal, the ermi= ne, sometimes appears in blazon, and an ermine spot is borne as a charge. Generally the ermine is an emblem of royalty, purity, and honour. The illustration (Fig. 295) is of the arms of Anne of Bretagne, the Queen of Charles VIII. Fig. 295. The Ermine. Arms of Anne of Brittany.(1883m1)
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Ermines. (Her.) This=
fur,
called in French contre‑hermine,
is the opposite of Ermine, the field being black and the spots white.(189=
1a1) |
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Ermine. (1) (Her.) T=
his is
one of the heraldic furs. It
consists of a white ground decorated with black spots, or in technical language a field=
span>
argent, powdered with spots sable. ILLUS. ermine1
(2) (Cost.) The wint=
er skin
of a species of pole cat, which is white with black spots. It was valued =
very
highly in the Middle Ages, and in the 13th century it was enacted that on=
ly
royal personages and those of the nobility who had more than £1,000=
a
year should wear it.(1891a1) |
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(Her.) In this fur t=
he field
is gold and the spots sable. Its reverse is peau (q.v.).(1891a1) |
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Erotidia Gr. (=
¦D=
TJ=
\*=
4"[=3Derotidia]). Festivals held ev=
ery
fifth year at Thespiae in |
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Egyp.= A title in use among the Egyptians implying authority generally; the crown prince was so designated, and the high priest was, in the same manner, ca= lled erpa of the priests.(1883m1)<= /p> |
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An Egyptian title, answering to that of Ro=
yal
Chancellor. (1876c1) |
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The modern name of the Assyrian city |
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Escallop or Scallop Shells were emblems worn by pilg= rims, and of St. James the Great, from the 13th century. Fig. 296. Escallop.(= 1883m1)
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Escallop. (Her.) A s=
hell
which is often found in coats of arms and is a very =
honourable
bearing. It was assumed by the pilgrims on their return from the
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An abrupt, precipito=
us
slope. [Scarp.](1891a1) |
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Arch. (or Apopyge). The small curvature given to the= top and bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of = the fillet above the torus of the base, and beneath the astragal under the capital.(1883m1) |
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Fr. A small portable brazier on wheels, which was ta= ken from room to room as required. Fig. 297. Escaufaille, or portable brazier.(1883m1)
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Fr. "A stomacher laced or ribboned in the form = of a ladder." (Ladies' Dict., 1694.)(1883m1) |
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(Her.) This term is =
employed
when the dividing line in a shield, instead of being straight, is rough a=
nd
jagged as if it had been violently broken. ILLUS. esclatte(1891a1)
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Med. Fr. The interior edge of the window‑side = or jamb. This was often decorated with a pilaster called the "pilastre = des écoinsons."(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A triangular=
space
formed by two straight lines and curve, often found in a window jamb or a=
rch.
It is enclosed by the curve of an arch or rose window and the two sides of
the rectangle, in which the curve, be it circle or ellipse, is inscribed.=
Esconisons are sometimes decorated with foliage and=
other
ornaments, at other times the triangular spaces are filled with decorative
paintings representing allegorical figures. In buildings of the Gothic st=
yle
we find pierced esconisons in the angles of r=
ound
windows. 2 ILLUS. esconis1, esconis2(1891a1)
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Her. A ribbon charged with a motto; also a ribbon, c= oiled at its extremities, borne as a charge.(1883m1) |
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A cartouche or table=
t upon
which coats of arms are emblazoned or inscriptions and ornaments set fort=
h.
The name is also given to metal plates which assume this form, such as th=
ose
used for key‑holes upon doors. ILLUS. <=
span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-=
proof:
no'>eschutche(1891a1)
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(1) The heraldic shield. (2) Metal plates on doors. Escutcheons are abundantly used in Gothic architecture, and are frequently carved on the bosses of ceilings and at the ends of weather mouldings, &c. Sometimes, instead of armorial hearings, escutcheons have the instruments of the Crucifixion or other devices carved on them. Fig. 298. Escutcheon of the Sforzas.(1883m1)
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Her. A shield charged upon the field of another shie= ld of larger size, and bearing a distinct coat of arms.(1883m1) |
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The governor of Gozan=
,
in the reign of Assurdan III. He was eponym o=
f the
year B.C. 763, the chief events in which were a revolt in the city of |
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A king of |
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King of |
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In Phenician
mythology the name of the eighth planet. As a personage he was an invisib=
le
deity, and approached nearest to the Sun-god Baal-sa=
min.
(1876c1) |
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The modern name for the Egyptian city and =
nome which was called by the Greeks, Latopolis,
and by the Egyptians, Ten. (1876c1) |
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The
Egyptian S-net, the Greek |
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A long Spanish sword. It was the weapon used for decapitation of criminals.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A French term denoting=
an
arrangement for closing a window, which consists of a rod of iron with a =
hook
at each end. It is moved by a handle from the inside of a room. When the
window is closed these hooks are held fast in staples, and when, by turni=
ng
the handle, the window is opened, the hooks are released from the staples.
ILLUS. espagnol(1891a1)
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Espietus, Expiotus. Med. Lat. A dart (1361).(1883m1)= |
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Espringale, Springale, Espringold. A machine for thr= owing darts.(1883m1) |
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Her. A rank next below that of knight.(1883m1) |
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Assur-akhi-iddin. "Assur gave Brothers." T= he true form of the Assyrian royal name which is more generally written Esarhaddon, which see. (1876c1) |
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Essar-haddon. Assur-akh-iddina, "Asshur has giv=
en
brothers." The younger and favourite son of Sennacherib, who succeed=
ed
his father, January, B.C. 680, after defeating his two elder brothers at
Khani-rabbat, on the upper |
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R. (from the Celtic ess, a carriage). A chariot of Gaulish origin, drawn by two horses, which was = used by the Britons and the Germans in war. It was mounted on two wheels, and = was open in front, but closed behind. The pole was broad, and the rider used = to run to and fro upon it in the battle. The Romans constructed carriages of= a similar kind. A similar chariot drawn by one horse was called the cisium. (See CURRUS.)(1883m1) |
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The cinnamon stone, a variety of the garnet. It is o=
f a
reddish yellow tint, resembling the colour of cinnamon. These come princi=
pally
from |
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(Her.) A French term=
applied
to a bird standing on the ground and holding its wings up so as to dry
itself. The cut represents a goose, collared
and crowned, essorant. ILLUS. essorant(1=
891a1)
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A manufactory in |
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(Her.) A term used in
heraldry to denote animals represented without heads. For example, the cut
represents an eagle esteté
sable. Instances of headless animals are frequently found in Polish a=
nd
Silesian coats of arms. ILLUS. estete(1891a1)
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A detailed descripti=
on of
any work or undertaking, including a minute account of the expense necess=
ary
to construct a building or execute a work.(1891a1) |
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Bot. The arrangement of the unexpanded leaves of the flower‑bud which burst in Summer; as opposed to VERNATION, the arrangement of the leaves of the bud which burst in Spring.(1883m1) |
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Fr. (Med. Lat. estoquum).
A short sword worn at the girdle; also called a "tuck" (temp. |
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Her. A star with wavy rays or points, which are six, eight, or sometimes more in number.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A raised por=
tion of the floor of a room, on which a=
bed
or seat may be placed.(1891a1) |
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Fr., Arch. A platform raised three or four inches ab= ove the rest of the floor of a chamher, upon which to place a bed or a throne, &c.(1883m1) |
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Med. A kind of arrow for the balista.(1883m1) |
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The name of the Supreme Being among the Ce=
lts.
(1876c1) |