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stalactite work

noun

  1. (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stalactite work1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

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Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches.

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