architecture

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A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.

Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.

An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.

A horizontal member of a truss.

A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.

A building or gallery in which works of art are collected, displayed, and offered for sale.