单词 | lotus capital |
释义 | > as lemmaslotus capital lotus capital n. Egyptian Archit. a capital in the shape of a lotus bud or flower or a cluster of these (cf. sense 1b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > capital > types of cushioned capitala1771 cushion capital1835 lotus capital1837 dosseret1865 1837 W. F. Cumming Jrnl. 5 Feb. in Notes Wanderer (1839) I. ii. 377 In the centre is one tall elegant column with Lotus capital, and the remains of several others that had completed the colonnade, lie around. 1850 G. Wilkinson Archit. Anc. Egypt 47 The lotus (or ‘full blown lotus’) capital. 2008 Studien Altägyptischen Kultur 37 206 The opposite left side shows the upper part of a column with a lotus capital and a shaft decorated with rectangular blocks of yellow, white and blue paint. < as lemmas |
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