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D E FGH
I J K LM N O
P QRS
T UV W X Y Z
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| acanthus [n] | a
plant with large segmented leaves, and the decorative form patterned after
it
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| anthemion [n] | an
important motif in classical ornament, perhaps based on the acanthus flower,
that looks like a honeysuckle flower
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| apron [n] | a
decorated piece of wood around and below a shelf
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| arch [n] | the
curved or pointed opening of a support (like the top of a doorway or window)
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| artifact [n] | a
human-made object, usually useful, like a tool
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| artisan [n] | a
person who makes decorative useful objects
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| boss [n] | a
decorative knob or stud applied to furniture
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| burl [n] | the
strongly grained wood that comes from an outgrowth on the trunk or branch
of a tree: the swirled grain is often used in veneer
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| cabriole [n] | style
of leg in the shape of the hind leg of a deer or other leaping animal
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| cartouche [n] | a
scroll-like tablet shape that encloses writing or a symbol
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| C-curve [n] | a
single round curve
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| column [n] | a
supporting pillar
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| cornice [n] | a
horizontal molded top that projects outward.
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| decorative
arts [n] |
objects
that are made and used in everyday life, such as furniture and dishes
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| dentil [n] | an
ornament made of evenly spaced small square blocks placed on the lower
edge of a molding. They resemble teeth, from which they derive their name.
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| dowel [n] | a
round wooden peg that is glued into two drilled holes where two parts of
a piece of furniture are joined. It appears in less-expensive furniture
of the late 19th and early 20th century
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| finial [n] | an
ornament on top of an important end decoration, such as a gable, or pedestal
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| Forty-niners [n] | people
who went to California in 1849 to hunt for gold after the huge gold strike
at Sutter's Mill
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| frieze [n] | a
decorative horizontal band
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| gilt [adj] | covered
with gold, or shiny like gold
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| hope chest [n] | a
wooden chest in which a girl stored textiles she made, saving them for
use in her house after she married
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| incised
lines [n] |
shallow
decorative lines cut into a wood surface
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| lancet [n] | an
ornament that is narrow and pointed like the end of a spear
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| lotus [n] | a
water plant with large leaves and pink flowers
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| lyre [n] | a
stringed instrument in the harp family, a symbol of Apollo, the Greek god
of music
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| Medieval
Age [n] |
the
period of history between the Fall of the Roman Empire (A.D. 300) and the
Renaissance (A.D. 1400)
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| molding [n] | a
narrow decorative band of wood found at the top of furniture and columns,
and around door and window openings
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| motif [n] | a
single design
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| ormolu [n] | brass
that imitates gold
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| ornate [adj] | heavily
decorated
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| panel [n] | a
flat rectangular piece of wood set in a frame. Panels were popular on the
sides of desks, sideboards, and wardrobes, and as doors
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| papyrus [n] | an
Egyptian plant that was used for making paper. The flower of this plant
was a popular decoration.
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| parlor [n] | a
sitting room reserved for special occasions
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| pendant [n] | an
ornament that hangs downward from a structure
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| prismatic ornament [n] | a
three-dimensional square or rectangular decoration applied to furniture
or buildings. It appeared in Italian Renaissance decoration and rustic
Roman buildings.
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| quatrefoil [n] | an
ornament or tracery with four sections or lobes, such as a four-petaled
flower form
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| rails [n] | the
horizontal sides of a panel frame
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| relief carving [n] | raised
carving on a flat surface
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| rose [n] | a
three-dimensional carved rose flower, often with leaves in Rococo Revival
design; a rose-shaped or flower-shaped negative space in Gothic tracery
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| S-curve [n] | a
double inverted round curve
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| scroll [n] | an
ornament that looks like a rolled length of paper, the kind used for writing
in ancient and medieval times
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| scrolling
foliage [n] |
a
design of painted or carved leaves that curve into spirals
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| stiles [n] | the
vertical sides of a panel frame
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| symmetrical
[adj] |
equally
arranged on both sides of a center line
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| tracery [n] | lacy
openwork design made of interlacing lines
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| trefoil [n] | an
ornament with three lobes, often in negative space such as tracery
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| upholstered
[adj] |
covered
with padding and a decorative cover, such as in a sofa or chair seat
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| urn [n] | a
large vase
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| veneer [n] | in
wood furniture: a thin layer of fine wood glued onto a base of lesser quality
wood. It is less expensive than using a solid piece of fine wood.
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