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An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations (1883)

Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 121

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ns ! Dicker, O. E. Half a score.Dicomos, Gr. (kw/xos, a feast). A banquet-ing-song, which was sung at the second courseof tlie feast at the festivals of Bacchus. Dicrotos, Dicrotus, Gr. {5i-KpoTos, lit. double-beating). The Greek name for a vessel with twobanks of oars, the Roman bircmis. Dictynnia… … Fig. 250. Dictyotlic-ton. a net-work or chess-board pattern. It answeredto the opus rcticiilatitDt of tlie Romans. Didrachma, Didrachmum, Gr. {li-lpax)xov).A doul)le silver ih-aclinia of the Greek coinage,whicli was worth about two shillings. Die. In Architecture, for dado, or the part ofa pedestal…

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