. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . belt),by certain goddesses, dancing-girls, bacchantes,or courtezans. Catenarius. The chained dog kept at theentrance of their houses by the Romans. Catharmata (Kaddpixara, from Kadaipai, is thrown away in cleansing). Sacrificesin which human victims were offered up, inorder to avert the
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . belt),by certain goddesses, dancing-girls, bacchantes,or courtezans. Catenarius. The chained dog kept at theentrance of their houses by the Romans. Catharmata (Kaddpixara, from Kadaipai, is thrown away in cleansing). Sacrificesin which human victims were offered up, inorder to avert the plague or similar visitations.[They were thrown into the sea.] Cathedra (KadeSpa, from Kara and fSpa, i. place for sitting down). A chair having a back,but without arms. There were various kinds ofcathedrct!: the cathedra strata was a chair fur-nished with cushions ; cathedra SHpiiia, a chairwith long sloping back ; cathedra loiiga, a chairwith long deep seat. T\\e cathedra philosophonnnwas the equivalent of our modern term, a pro-fessors chair. Catherine Wheel. In Gothic architecture, alarge circular window, filled with radiatingdivisions ; called also rose window. Cathetus, Arch, (i) The axle of a cylinder.(2) The centre of the Ionic volute. Catillus and Catillum (dimin. of Catinus,. Fig. 144. Catillus for grinding corn,q. v.; a small bowl), (i) Jhe upper part of amill for grimling corn, which served both asgrindstone and hojjper or bowl. Fig. 144 re-presents an ancient mill, a fourth part c)f the catillus being suppressed in order to show thereader the mechanism. (2) A small dish havingmuch resemblance to the catinus, and so byanalogy (3) a flat circular ornament employed todecorate the scabbard of a sword. Catinus and Catinum, R. (akin to SicilianKarivoi/). Dishes used for cooking, and for thetable. Catina might be of earthenware ormetal, of glass or other precious material, andwere employed as sacrificial vessels to holdincense, &c. Catty. A Chinese weight = i^lb.
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