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1 Mural -- rank: 1000

Mural definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MU'RAL, a. [L. muralis ... a wall.] 1. Pertaining to a wall. --Soon repaired her mural breach. 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as a mural precipice. Mural crown, among the ancient Romans, a golden crown or circle ... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of or relating to walls; "mural painting" n 1: a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: mural, wall painting] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: Latin ...

2 Mural circle -- rank: 923

Mural circle definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mural Mu"ral, a. [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall ... a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. ``Mural breach.'' --Milton. ``Mural fruit.'' --Evelyn. 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. Mural circle (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the ...

3 Mural crown -- rank: 911

Mural crown definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mural Mu"ral, a. [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall ... a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. ``Mural breach.'' --Milton. ``Mural fruit.'' --Evelyn. 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. Mural circle (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the ...

4 extra-mural -- rank: 835

extra-mural definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also extramural Extra-mural courses are courses at a college or university which are ...

5 Illustration -- rank: 309

... light, likeness, limning, logogram, logograph, map, miniature, monochrome, montage, mosaic, mural, mural painting, musical notation, notation, object lesson, oil painting, painting, panorama ...

6 Illumination -- rank: 309

... lighting, likeness, lithography, luminosity, luminous energy, miniature, monochrome, montage, mosaic, mural, mural painting, oil painting, ornament, ornamentation, overhead lighting, painting, panorama, pedagogics ...

7 Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) -- rank: 309

... in San Francisco's Coit Memorial Tower, G. Wood's mural at Iowa State College, and B. Shahn's mural designs on the theme of Prohibition. Many projects left incomplete ...

8 Novgorod school -- rank: 309

... definitions Britannica Concise Important school of Russian medieval icon and mural painting that flourished around Novgorod in the 12th-16th cent ... Until the early 14th cent., artistic activity was dominated by mural painting. A new artistic impetus was provided by the introduction ...

9 Painting -- rank: 309

... casein) and the choice of a particular form (e.g., mural, easel, panel, miniature, illuminated manuscript, scroll, screen, fan) combine to ... artist, graphic arts, graphics, grisaille, illumination, illustration, impasto, japanning, monochrome, mural painting, oil, oil painting, photography, picturization, portraiture, poster painting, priming ...

10 Fresco -- rank: 309

... refreshing liquor. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster 2: a durable method ... japan, japanning, lacquer, lay on color, likeness, miniature, montage, mosaic, mural, paint, painting, panorama, parget, photograph, picture, pigment, prime, priming, print ...

11 Architecture -- rank: 309

... mind the heads of Anglo-Saxon openings. A liking for mural decoration existed throughout the whole Jewish period, as is seen ... the most complete example, and resembles in many ways the mural decoration at Knossos and Phylakopi. 8. Characteristic Feature: The tomb ...

12 Reflecting circle -- rank: 196

... to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and ...

13 Reproduction -- rank: 196

... likeness, maturation, mimeography, miniature, mock-up, model, montage, mosaic, multiplication, mural, outgrowth, overgrowth, panorama, paraphrase, parody, photograph, picture, plagiarism, print, printing ...

14 Representation -- rank: 196

... mimicking, mimicry, miming, miniature, mock-up, model, montage, mosaic, mummery, mural, myriorama, nay, no, nontransferable vote, note, notion, observation, opening, opinion ...

15 Quadrantid -- rank: 196

... Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin Quadrant-, Quadrans (Muralis) mural quadrant, a group of stars in the constellation Draco from ...