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towerlike — adjective see tower I … New Collegiate Dictionary
towerlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a tower … Useful english dictionary
pagoda — pagodalike, adj. /peuh goh deuh/, n. 1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward curving roofs over the individual stories. 2. any of several former gold or silver coins… … Universalium
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
Arabis perfoliata — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gay Lussac's tower — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ghi — Nuraghe Nu*ra ghe, n.; It. pl. { ghi}. Also Nuragh Nu ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30 60 ft. in height,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glover's tower — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nuragh — Nuraghe Nu*ra ghe, n.; It. pl. { ghi}. Also Nuragh Nu ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30 60 ft. in height,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nuraghe — Nu*ra ghe, n.; It. pl. { ghi}. Also Nuragh Nu ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30 60 ft. in height, 35 100… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
