| 单词 | roof comb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof comb roof comb n. (in Mesoamerican architecture) a decorated stone openwork structure surmounting a temple. ΚΠ 1872 Lakeside Monthly Feb. 131/2 A single tree..when prostrate at last, lifts its enormous back as high as his roof-comb. 1908 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 687/1 On the roof was a roof comb—one of the most distinguishing features of Maya architecture. 1971 Country Life 4 Nov. 1219/2 A three-room temple surmounted by an enormous stone roof-comb originally carved with an impressive seated figure. 2005 Amer. Antiq. 70 201/1 Roof combs were not built on structures at Copan and Quirigua because of earthquake frequency. < as lemmas |
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