of Mercury by rams, of Minerva by owls, thatof Venus by swans or doves, that of Apollo bygrilHns, of Juno by peacocks, and that ofDiana by stags. Caryatides (in architecture), figures ofwomen clothed in long drapery, mermaids, … &c., used to support entablatures, instead ofcolumns and pilasters. Casement, a frame enclosing a part of theglazing of a window, with hinges to open and shut. Also an old English name for the deephollow moulding similar to the scotia. It is
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