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TabernacleTabernacle

A canopied recess for a religious A canopied recess for a religious image or icon. Also, portable image or icon. Also, portable sanctuary in which the Jews kept sanctuary in which the Jews kept the Ark of the Covenant.the Ark of the Covenant.

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TatamiTatami

A thick straw mat covered with A thick straw mat covered with smooth reeds and bound bands of smooth reeds and bound bands of silk, cotton, or hemp. Used as a floor silk, cotton, or hemp. Used as a floor covering and standard for room size covering and standard for room size in a traditional Japanese house.in a traditional Japanese house.

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TelamonTelamon

A sculptured figure of a A sculptured figure of a man used as a column. man used as a column. Also called an Also called an atlasatlas..

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Temenos WallTemenos Wall

Wall built using an ancient Egyptian Wall built using an ancient Egyptian technique called pan bedding. technique called pan bedding. Allowed walls to move without Allowed walls to move without collapsing as the ground expanded collapsing as the ground expanded and contracted due to flooding.and contracted due to flooding.

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TepidariumTepidarium

The room in a Roman bathing The room in a Roman bathing complex that had a bath of complex that had a bath of nearly room temperature water.nearly room temperature water.

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TerraceTerrace

An open, often paved area An open, often paved area connected to a house or building connected to a house or building and serving as an outdoor living and serving as an outdoor living area.area.

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TesseraeTesserae

The small pieces of colored The small pieces of colored marble, glass, or tile used in marble, glass, or tile used in mosaic work.mosaic work.

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ThatchThatch

A material for covering a roof, A material for covering a roof, as straw, rushes, or palm as straw, rushes, or palm leaves, fastened together so as leaves, fastened together so as to shed water or provide to shed water or provide insulation.insulation.

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TholosTholos

A stone-built subterranean tomb of A stone-built subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a circular chamber covered by a of a circular chamber covered by a corbelled dome and entered by a corbelled dome and entered by a walled passage through a hillside. walled passage through a hillside. Also called Also called beehive tombbeehive tomb..

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ToTo

A Japanese pagoda enshrining A Japanese pagoda enshrining Buddhist holy relics.Buddhist holy relics.

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TopiaryTopiary

Clipped or trimmed into Clipped or trimmed into ornamental and fantastic ornamental and fantastic shapes, or the work or art of shapes, or the work or art of such clipping.such clipping.

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TraceryTracery

Ornamental work of branchlike Ornamental work of branchlike lines, especially the lacy lines, especially the lacy openwork in the upper part of a openwork in the upper part of a Gothic window.Gothic window.

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TranseptTransept

The major transverse part of a The major transverse part of a cruciform church, crossing the cruciform church, crossing the main axis at a right angle main axis at a right angle between the nave and choir.between the nave and choir.

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TransomTransom

AA crosspiece separating a crosspiece separating a doorway from a window or doorway from a window or fanlight above it.fanlight above it.

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Trefoil ArchTrefoil Arch

An arch having a cusped An arch having a cusped intrados with three round or intrados with three round or pointed foils.pointed foils.

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TribuneTribune

The bishop’s throne, occupying The bishop’s throne, occupying a recess or apse in an early a recess or apse in an early Christian church.Christian church.

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TricliniumTriclinium

A formal dining room in an A formal dining room in an ancient Roman building, named ancient Roman building, named for the three couches that were for the three couches that were usually present to entertain usually present to entertain guests.guests.

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TriforiumTriforium

An arcaded story in a church, An arcaded story in a church, between the nave arches and between the nave arches and clerestory and corresponding to the clerestory and corresponding to the space between the vaulting and the space between the vaulting and the roof of an aisle.roof of an aisle.

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TufaTufa

A soft type of limestone that is A soft type of limestone that is common in Italy. Used by the common in Italy. Used by the Romans in many structural designs. Romans in many structural designs. Eventually replaced in architecture Eventually replaced in architecture by marble.by marble.

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TumulusTumulus

An artificial mound of earth or An artificial mound of earth or stone, especially over an stone, especially over an ancient grave.ancient grave.

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Turret Turret

A small tower forming part of a A small tower forming part of a larger structure, frequently larger structure, frequently beginning some distance above the beginning some distance above the ground.ground.

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Tuscan StyleTuscan Style

A classical order of Roman A classical order of Roman origin, basically a simplified origin, basically a simplified Roman Doric characterized by Roman Doric characterized by an unfluted column and a plain an unfluted column and a plain base, capital, and entablature base, capital, and entablature having no decoration other than having no decoration other than moldings.moldings.

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TympanumTympanum

The triangular space enclosed The triangular space enclosed by the horizontal and raking by the horizontal and raking cornices or a pediment; space cornices or a pediment; space between an arch and a door or between an arch and a door or window.window.

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VelariumVelarium

A canvas awning drawn over an A canvas awning drawn over an ancient Roman amphitheater to ancient Roman amphitheater to protect the audience from rain protect the audience from rain or sun.or sun.

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VerandaVeranda

A large, open porch, usually roofed A large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and often extending across the front and sides of a house.sides of a house.

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VermiculiteVermiculite

Mica expanded by heat into very Mica expanded by heat into very light, wormlike threads, used as light, wormlike threads, used as nonstructural lightweight aggregate nonstructural lightweight aggregate and as loose-fill thermal insulation.and as loose-fill thermal insulation.

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VestibulumVestibulum

A fore-court or enclosed area at A fore-court or enclosed area at the front of a Roman house.the front of a Roman house.

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VoluteVolute

A spiral, scroll-like ornament, as A spiral, scroll-like ornament, as on the capitals of the Ionic, on the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite Corinthian, and Composite orders.orders.

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Wattle and DaubWattle and Daub

A form of wall construction, A form of wall construction, consisting of wattles covered consisting of wattles covered and plastered with clay or mud.and plastered with clay or mud.

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WigwamWigwam

An American Indian dwelling, usually An American Indian dwelling, usually of round or oval shape, formed of of round or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, or animal skins.or animal skins.

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YurtYurt

A tent-like dwelling of the Mongols, A tent-like dwelling of the Mongols, made of a circular wall of poles in made of a circular wall of poles in arrangement with a conical roof, arrangement with a conical roof, both covered by felt or animal skins.both covered by felt or animal skins.

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ZigguratZiggurat

Temple-tower in Mesopotamian Temple-tower in Mesopotamian architecture, built in diminishing architecture, built in diminishing stages of mud brick, culminating in a stages of mud brick, culminating in a summit temple.summit temple.

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ZoophorusZoophorus

A frieze bearing carved figures A frieze bearing carved figures of people or animals. Also called of people or animals. Also called zophorus.zophorus.

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