In extended use. A pinnacle, an obelisk. Only in stonerock, n. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > specific types of columns (6) rockeOE In extended use. A pinnacle, an obelisk. Only in stonerock, n. Obsolete. rare. obelisk1587 A column or pillar having some other form or function. lotus column1800 a column having a lotus capital (lotus capital n.) or a ribbed shaft representing a cluster of lotus stems (cf. sense 1b). tetrapleuron1837 A square column. annulated column1842 annulated column in Archit.: ‘Slender shafts clustered together or joined by bands of stone, sometimes of metal, to a central pier or to a jamb.’… engaged column1847 Architecture. engaged column, one partly let into a wall in the rear. engaged tower (see quot.). |
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