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Spandrel - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Spandrel : (noun)
1: an approximately triangular surface area between two
adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them [syn:
spandril]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Spandrel : \Span"drel\, n. [Based on Span.]
1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve
of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space
between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a
horizontal line above them, or another arch above and
inclosing them.
2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Spandrel |
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DrFausty: @sfslim: or, it could be straight monogamy that's the Spandrel, with various other instantiations of mammalian intimacy as cathedral proper. |
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sfslim: "Homosexuality may be a Spandrel." ~ A characteristically brilliant post from Greta Christina on the Blowfish Blog: http://bit.ly/4Z7crB |
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excitedstoat: I'm a hand-drill, I'm a Spandrel, I'm a midnight mandrill. |
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