$H <= span class=3DSpellE>Keanian Dynasty.

A powerful Bactrian dynasty, founded by Ka= va-Kavata. It was in the reign of Auravadaspa, the fifth king of this dynasty, that the Zendic religion was introduced into Bactria. (1876c1= )

$H <= span class=3DSpellE>Kebtu. Egypt

The Egyptian name of the town of Coptos in the Thebaid. (1876c1)

$H <= span class=3DSpellE>Kebu. Egypt

The father of Tes-amen, which see. (1876c1)

$H Keep. (of a castle.) &nb= sp;

Keep of a castle.= The DONJON (q.v.).(1883m1)

(Arch.) The principa= l tower in a mediaeval castle, also termed Donjon (q.v.).(1891a1)

$H Keeping in a picture. &n= bsp;

Harmony and the proper subordination of parts.(188= 3m1)

$H Keepsake. =

A name which was giv= en to a certain class of album or illustrated volume which was published in England<= /st1:place> in the early decades of the present century. Thence it has been applied to sentimental figures or female heads possessing a charm and beauty tinged = with melancholy, such as were frequently met with in the volumes known as "keepsakes."(1891a1)

$H Kefat.&= nbsp;

The name by which the Phenicians were known to the Egyptians.(1876c1)

$H Kefennu. Egypt

An Egyptian functionary, "Chief of the House," in the reign of Amenemha III. of= the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Kefschemsu. Egypt

An Egyptian overseer, whose statue is in t= he Leyden= Museum. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Keft. Egypt

The modern name of the city and nome in Upper Egypt called Coptos by the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Kehak.

A Japhetic people from Northern Africa, wh= o, together with the Greeks, invaded Egypt in the XIXth dynasty, and were defeated by Menepthah II. (1876c1)

$H Kehana.

A species of divination by arrows, practised by the ancient Arabians. Seven blunt arro= ws, called Azlam, each having a particular mark, = were placed in a bag, and one was then drawn out and the oracle read by the diviner. It was also a custom used by the Assyrians. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Kek. Egypt

The Egyptian god of darkness. (Wilkinson.) (1876c1)

$H Kekara. Egypt

The royal scribe of the granaries, in the court of King Aspalut of the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Kekou. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the wife of the royal sc= ribe Antef-aker, which see. (1876c1)

$H Kek-t. Egypt

The Egyptian goddess of darkness; the cons= ort of the god Kek. (Wilkinson.) (1876c1)

$H Keleshin.

The modern name of Mount Niphates, in Mesopotamia. (1876c1)

$H Kelushta. Egypt

A kind of confectionery among the Egyptian= s: a species of bread, moulded and painted. It was= the Kallisteus of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Kema. Egypt

A daughter of King No= fre-hotep, of the XIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

The mother of King No= fre-hotep, ofthe XIIIth dyna= sty. (1876c1)

$H Kemat. Egypt

An Egyptian sacerdotal title, generally applied to women, and rendered "Chantress," a singer or chorister of a god. (1876c1)

$H Kemes. Egypt

The son of an Egyptian king, but of what k= ing it is not known. (1876c1)

$H Kemosh-natbi. Or Chemosh-natbi.

Kemosh-natbi. Or Chemosh-natbi. A king of Moab who tendered tribute to Sennacherib upon his first invasion of Palestine. (187= 6c1)

$H Ken. Egypt

An early Egyptian astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved. (1876c1)

$H Ken-amen. <= /span> Egypt

The son of the priest Amen-em-ap, of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Kendal.

A kind of green woollen cloth or baize, first made at the town of <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Kendal, in Westmoreland; 16th century.

"Misbegotten knaves in = Kendal green." (Shakspeare.)(1883m1)

$H Kens.

A nome in Nubia, which was sacred to Khnum-Ra. (1876c1)

$H Kenus.

A district in Nubia, rendered tributary to = Egypt by Thothmes III. Probably the same as the preceding. (1876c1)

$H Kenust.

A town in Nubia, also called Kenous. (1876c1)

$H Kepher. "The Town."

A Tyrian settl= ement on the West coast of the Isle of Sicily, now called = Solentum. (1876c1)

$H Kept down. Painting

(Paint.) A portion o= f a picture is said to be kept down, when it is painted in a lower tone than the rest, so as not to divert the spectator's attention from the important part of the composition.(1891a1)=

$H Keriath-aal.

The Egyptian name of an uncertain Syrian t= own. (1876c1)

$H Keriath-anab.

The Egyptian name of an uncertain Syrian t= own. (1876c1)

$H Ker-neter. "The Land of the Gods." Egypt

The Egyptian name for the Land of the Underworld, more generally applied to the purgatory, where the soul under= went various probationary trials and duties prior to its entering the Judgment Hall of Osiris, or the Hall of the Two Truths. (1876c1)

$H Kerpheres.

The Greek name for the king Huni, which see.(1876c1)

$H Kes-kes-t. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the daughter of an offic= er named Osirtesen, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ketarayea.

A Torea idol, worshipped under the form of a golden nose-ring. (1876c1)

$H Ketet. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the wife of Neferpou, and the mother of the lady Hathorset-month, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ket-ket. Egypt

In Egyptian mythology the name of the seven great spirits of the Creator. They were also called = Het-Het. See Ma-a= ntef-ef. (1876c1)

$H Key. Mediaeval

In the Middle Ages k= eys were designed with much care and taste, and were frequently masterpieces of decorative art. Many of them indeed are such fine examples of metalwork a= s to be worth preserving in museums. Key‑holes too of copper or beaten i= ron were often noticeable from an artistic point of view, being richly ornamented. In ancient art the key was the symbol of Janus, and in Christian art St. Peter is always represented with two keys, which= are also borne by religious houses under the patronage of St. Peter, and are = the insignia of the papacy. 2 ILLUS. key1, key2(1891a1)<= /span>

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$H Kerchief of Pleasaunce.

An embroidered cloth= worn by a knight for the sake of a lady, in his helmet, or, in later times, round= his arm; which is the origin of crape being so worn for mourning.<= /span>

"Moreore there is ykome into Enlond a knyght out of Spayne wyth a kercheff of ples= unse i‑wrapped about hys arme, the gwych knyght wyl renne a course wyth a sharpe spere for his sov'eyn lady sake." (Paston Letters, vol. p. 6.)(1883m1)

$H Kerchiefs or Coverchiefs.

Kerchiefs or Coverchiefs. (chief =3D the head), O.E. Head&#= 8209;cloths of fine linen worn by ladies.(1883m1)

Coverchief (Cost.) A complete covering for the head worn = in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by English women of every class.(1891a1)

$H Kermes.

(Arabic =3D little w= orm). An insect produced on the Quercus coccifera. The dead bodies of the female insect produce a fine scarlet dye stuff.(1883m1)

$H Kern.

The Irish infantry w= ere formerly so called.(1883m1)

$H Kersey.

A coarse narrow woollen cloth; hence "Kersey‑mere,"= so called from the mere (or miry brook) which runs through the village of Kersey in Suffolk, where this cloth was first made.(1883m1)

$H Kettle‑drum.

A drum with a body of brass.(1883m1)

$H Kettle‑hat.

O.E. The iron hat of= a knight of the Middle Ages; also the leather burgonet of the 15th century.

Fig. 407. Kettle‑hat.(1883m1)

$H Kettle‑pins. O.E. (See KAYLES.) (1883m1)

$H Key‑note. <= /span>

In Music, the founda= tion or lowest note of the scale. Whatever note this is, the intervals between the third and fourth notes, and between the= seventh and eighth above it, must be semi‑tones.(1883m1)

$H Key‑stone or Keystone.

Key‑stone, Arc= h. The central stone of an arch.(1883m1)

Keystone. (Arch.) The central stone of an arch. It is inserted last and serves to hold together= or consolidate the arch. It is sometimes ornamented in buildings of the Renaissance school, and in vaulted ceilings is frequently termed a boss.(1891a1)<= /p>

$H Keys.

In Christian art, the attribute of St. Peter, signifying his control over the entrances of Heav= en and Hell; hence the insignia of the Papacy. They also denote, in heraldry, office in the State= , such as that of chamberlain of the court.(1883m1)