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  • 11Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola —     Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola     A theoretical and practical architect of the Transition Period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles; b. at Vignola in 1507; d. in 1573. He was the… …

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  • 12basement — n. Ground floor, lowest story, basement story …

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  • 13basement — The lowest story of a building; the story which is wholly or partially lower than the surface of the ground …

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  • 14vermiculated work — ▪ architecture       in masonry, the carving or finishing of building stones with irregular grooves intended to resemble worm tracks. Vermiculation is one form of surface rustication, the intention of which is to create a decorative contrast… …

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  • 15basement — lowest story of a building except the cellar, 1730, from BASE (Cf. base) (n.) + MENT (Cf. ment) …

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  • 16basement — [bās′mənt] n. [ BASE1 + MENT] 1. the foundation or lower part of a wall or structure 2. the lowest story of a building, below the main floor and wholly or partly below the surface of the ground 3. Geol. the oldest layer of igneous and metamorphic …

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  • 17bridge tower — noun : a tower on a bridge (as for the support of cables or for defense); also : a tower serving as a bridgehead * * * bridge tower, 1. a tower or raised structure of a bridge, for the support of cables, etc. 2. a tower for the defense of a… …

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  • 18United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 19Mariano Rivera — Rivera pitching for the …

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  • 20Tiger Woods — Personal information …

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