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An Egyptian measure of length, a fraction =
of a
digit. (1876c1) |
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A state functionary of the princess Amen-<=
span
class=3DSpellE>iritis and the prince Schap-en=
-ap
of the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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A country to the South of Egypt, probably a
part of |
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A mystical lake in the Egyptian Ker-neter. It is mentioned in the CVIIth
chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) |
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The name of a mystical cow who
is adored in the CLXIIIrd chapter of the Ritu=
al of
the Dead. (1876c1) |
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An Assyrian or Chalde=
an
goddess. She was called "The Lady of the Gods." (1876c1) |
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(Arch.) A coarse kind of masonry, which consists of plas=
ter
and stones mixed.(1891a1) |
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A tribe in |
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A precious stone not=
much
used for jewellery. It is a species of tourmaline, red and pink in colour.(1883m1) |
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Rubens Brown. A rich brown pigment.(1883m1) |
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Rubens Brown. (Paint.) This pigment is a native earth,
richer and warmer than Vandyke brown. It is fairly permanent, but is
adversely affected by strong light.(1891a1) |
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(Paint.) This pigment is of a rich purple colour, with j=
ust
a suggestion of yellow. Although it does not dry easily, it is useful to =
the
painter, as it is quite permanent and is not affected by light or other
pigments.(1891a1) |
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A mystical person who supplies the deities
with incense in Hades. He is mentioned in the CIVth<=
/span>
chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) |
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A name for |
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An orange‑coloured stone, a variety of the spinel ruby.(1883m1) |
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A term applied to mediaeval manuscripts, in which the in=
itial
letters were illuminated in red. The drawing of these letters was the wor=
k of
an artist, called a rubricator,
who devoted himself exclusively to this small branch of art.(1891a1) |
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R. Red ochre; and th=
ence rubric, an edict or ordinance of=
the
Civil Law written in red ochre, while the ordinances and rules of the
praetors were written in black on a white ground on the ALBUM (q.v.).(188=
3m1) |
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Useless strokes in a crayon dra= wing are rubbed out either with indiarubber or bread crumbs.(1891a1) |
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Rubu. The Egyptian n=
ame
for the Libyans who were defeated by Menepthah II. (1876c1) |
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Rubu. In Egyptian
mythology the mystical lake of primordial matter in the Elysian |
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Rubu. A tribe of the
Arabs, two men of whom pretended to betray the Khita=
e
and their allies to Rameses II., with whom th=
ey
were at war. Their treachery was, however, detected by the king, who
bastinadoed them, and extorted from them the true position of his enemies,
whom he completely subdued. (1876c1) |
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A tribe in |
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Ruby. A precious stone, of a rich transparent red. It is
second in value only to the diamond.(1891a1) |
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Ruby or Red Sapphire=
. A corundum, the
most valuable of all gems; when perfect and large, exceeding even the dia=
mond
in value. The colour varies from the lightest=
rose
tint to the deepest carmine. The most valuable tint is called "pigeo=
n's
blood," a pure deep rich red, without any admixture of blue or yello=
w.
Brahmin traditions speak of the abode of the gods lighted by enormous rub=
ies;
and one name of the Kings of Pegu was "L=
ord of
Rubies." In mediaeval times the ruby was regarded as an amulet again=
st poison,
plague, sadness, evil thoughts, wicked spirits, &c. It also kept the
wearer in health, and cheered his mind, and blackened when he incurred
danger. (Consult Emanuel, Diamonds and Precious Stones,
&c.)(1883m1) |
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Rucubi. "The Chariot" In Chaldean astronom= y the name of an unidentified star. (1876c1) |
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On ancient coins, &a=
mp;c.,
with the orb and fasces, emblem of the supreme power.(1883m1) |
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In ancient symbolic art the rudder suggested good fortun=
e,
and is frequently associated with a cornucopia, as it is in the accompany=
ing
cut, which is copied from a gem. ILLUS. rudder(1891a1)
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R. The smaller ropes=
in a
ship.(1883m1) |
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Veteran gladiators
discharged from the service by the presentation of a wooden sword (rudis).=
(1883m1) |
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R. (1) A spoon or si=
milar
instrument. (2) A wooden sword. =
(See
RUDIARII.) When a gladiator received his discharge, a rudis was given him, toge=
ther
with a freedman's cap, by way of declaration that he had been granted his
liberty, a fact expressed by the phrase rude
donari.(1883m1) |
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In Hindu mythology eleven deities subordin=
ate
to the great deity Indra. (1876c1) |
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Her. A chaplet of rue is blazoned bend‑wise
(see PER BEND) across the shield of |
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(Arch.) A term applied to the bedrooms which certain lad=
ies
of quality and précieuses of the time of Louis XIV. transformed into reception rooms. The full form of t=
he
expression was ruelle de lit.(1891a1) |
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An early Egyptian town, the site of which =
is
unknown. (1876c1) |
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Lace frills worn ove=
r the
wrists, introduced temp. Henry
VIII.(1883m1) |
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Ruff and Honours. An=
ancient
game of cards from which Whist is derived.(1883m1) |
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Large collars of lace or muslin. A fashion of the 16=
th
century; it commenced at the end of the reign of Henry VIII. Cambrics and
lawn for making ruffs were first imported under
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Chr. The metal cancelli or screens of the more sacred parts of a chur=
ch.
The presbytery of St. Peter's was fenced in with silver "rugae," and the confessional with rugae of gold. (See Smith
and Cheetham.)(1883m1) |
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A tribe in |
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A mystical snake seven cubits long, inhabi=
ting
the seventh abode of Hades, mentioned in the CLth
chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) |
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A term applied to the débris of a building and to pictures, =
which
represent such débris laid out in a conventional
landscape.(1891a1) |
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A flat piece of wood, metal, or glass, with which straig=
ht
lines are drawn.(1891a1) |
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An instrument used by ancient architects, and consisting=
of
a plate of lead, by means of which convex surfaces might be measured.(189=
1a1) |
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Scotch. Shoes made o=
f untanned leather.(1883m1) |
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The Egyptian name of Mount Hermon
in |
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A tribe in |
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"The name given=
in |
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R. A weapon of simil=
ar
character to the SPARUM, the head of which was formed like a spear with a
hook on the blade.(1883m1) |
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A small disc of leather or metal pierced with a circular
opening. ILLUS. rundle<=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>(1891a1)
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Scand. Magical inscr=
iptions
in a character believed by the northern nations to have been invented by =
Woden. "The Runic alphabet," says Mr. Wheaton, "consists properly of
sixteen letters, which are Phoenician in their origin. . . . They are only
Roman, with the curves changed into straight lines for the convenience of
engraving on hard substances." (Hist. of the <=
span
class=3DSpellE>Northmen, p. 61.)(1883m1) |
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A Badaga idol
consisting simply of a sacred stone, or Baetylia.
(1876c1) |
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A district North of Assyria which was
conquered by Shalmaneser IV. (1876c1) |
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The king of |
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Scotch. A coarse str=
aw hat;
a basket or beehive of plaited osiers or straw.(1883m1) |
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A red grey colour; violet mixed with
orange. Its complementary is gree=
n
grey.(1883m1) |
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Rust. (oxide)
of iron. "The best rust&=
quot;
is mentioned in a list of colours of the 17th
century. (Brown, Ars
Pictoria, Appendix, p. 5.)(1883m1) |
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Rusta. "Gate of the Passage." In Egyptian mythology the name of the entrance to the tomb, and by analogy also, of t= he region or Hall of the Two Truths, the judgment place of Osiris. See Rhotamenti. (1876c1) |
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A great Iranian hero, to whom many mythical
acts, and the deliverance of the Iranians from the T=
uranians
is ascribed. (1876c1) |
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(Arch.) A style of ornament in which surfaces are decora=
ted
with vermiculations and stones are left with =
their
faces unhewn.(1891a1) |
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Rustic‑work. (Arch.) A kind of masonry in which the
surface of the stones is purposely left rough, or cut in quaint shapes, s=
o as
to suggest that they have not been hewn or squared. This rough surface is
covered with many different sorts of ornament.(1891a1) |
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Rustic Work (= Fr. bossage). Ashlar masonry, the jo= ints of which are worked with grooves or channels to render them conspicuous; sometimes the whole of the joints are worked in this way, and sometimes o= nly the horizontal ones. (See Fig. 597.) Fig. 5= 97. Rustic Work. Bossage.(1883m1)
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Masonry in which the projecting surface of the stones is
terminated by a moulding of concave outline, like that known as cavetto
(q.v.).(1891a1) |
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Rustic‑work masonry, in which the projecting porti=
ons
of the stones are cut at an angle of 45 degrees.(1891a1) |
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Rustic‑work continued rou= nd the façade of a building.(1891a1) |
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Rustic‑work masonry, in which the stones are cut i=
nto
facets, so that only one sharp point projects. The stones thus terminatin=
g in
a diamond point may be either squares or rectangles. ILLUS. rusticdi=
(1891a1)
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Rustic‑work, the surface of which is cut into
irregular figures resembling stalactites, or covered with threads depress=
ed
below the surface, not unlike twisted worms. ILLUS. rusticve=
(1891a1)
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Rustre, Her. A LOZENGE pierced with a circular
opening.(1883m1) |
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Rustre. (Her.) The rustre is a small diamond or lozenge pierced or voided
with a circular opening, thus
distinguishing it from the mascle, which is pierced with a diamond‑shaped
opening. Rustres are generally borne in numbe=
r. ILLUS. rust=
re(1891a1)
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Rustred Armour seems to ha=
ve grown
out of the ring armour.
It consisted of one row of flat rings about double the usual size, laid h=
alf
over the other, so that two in the outer partly covered one. |
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Rut. Or =
Lut,
"The Men." The name of the aboriginal race of |
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A mystical title of Amen Ra in the CLXVIth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)=
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A king of |
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A mystical title of Amen Ra in the CLXVIth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)=
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Rutennu of the East, was the old Egyptian name for |
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That which shines with a vivid brilliance. Stuffs, for
instance, may be said to be of a rutilant
tone.(1891a1) |
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Rutur. "Giver of Rest." In Chaldean astronomy an unidentified f= ixed star. (1876c1) |