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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)

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ART AND ARCH/EOLOGY, -19 horses feet, and so disable them. (See Cal-TRAPS.) Murrey, O. E. A reddish purple or mul-JDerry colour. The livery of the House of York. Murrhina, Murrhea, and Myrrhina, R. Mur-rhine vases ; they are spoken of by Pliny, and havegiven rise to interminable treatises and… … Fig. 473. Walls of Megalopolis. Murus, R. Walls as defences and fortifi-cations, in contradistinction to paries, the wallof a building. Fig. 473 represents a portion ofthe walls of Megalopolis. (See Mcenia.) Muscarium, R. (miisca, a fly), (i) A fly-flap. Hence (2) The tail of a horse. (3) Kcase in…

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