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  • 91Mausoleums — Mausoleum Mau so*le um, n.; pl. E. {Mausoleums}, L. { lea}. [L. mausoleum, Gr. ?, fr. ? Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.] A magnificent tomb, or stately… …

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  • 92Tabernacle — Tab er*na*cle, n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See {Tabern}.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. [1913 Webster] Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob. Heb. xi. 9. [1913 Webster] Orange trees… …

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  • 93Tabernacle work — Tabernacle Tab er*na*cle, n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See {Tabern}.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. [1913 Webster] Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob. Heb. xi. 9. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 94Tumuli — Tumulus Tu mu*lus, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. {Tumid}.] An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a… …

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  • 95Tumulus — Tu mu*lus, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. {Tumid}.] An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.… …

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  • 96pyramid — I. noun Etymology: Latin pyramid , pyramis, from Greek Date: 1549 1. a. an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and …

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  • 97tomb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tombe, from Anglo French tumbe, from Late Latin tumba sepulchral mound, from Greek tymbos; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to be swollen more at thumb Date: 13th century 1. a. an excavation in which a corpse is… …

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  • 98sepulchrally — adverb see sepulchral …

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  • 99Надгробие —         произведение скульптуры или малая архитектурная форма; предназначено для увековечения памяти умершего, устанавливается на его могиле (в отличие от гробницы (См. Гробница), вмещающей в себя тело умершего, и ложного Н. Кенотафа). В… …

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  • 100Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… …

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