. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. 555555 ESSST three of which are seen on each tri-glyph, in the annexed engraving,from the frieze of a Doric templeformerlv existing at Rome. FEXESTELLA or FENES-TRELLA. Diminutive of Fenes-tra, A small window, or one whichis less than the usual size. (Colu-melL viii. 3. 3. Pallad. i. 24.) Theannexed illustrat

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. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. 555555 ESSST three of which are seen on each tri-glyph, in the annexed engraving,from the frieze of a Doric templeformerlv existing at Rome. FEXESTELLA or FENES-TRELLA. Diminutive of Fenes-tra, A small window, or one whichis less than the usual size. (Colu-melL viii. 3. 3. Pallad. i. 24.) Theannexed illustration represents two. of the windows in the house of theTragic Poet at Pompeii, on the streetside. They are situated on theground floor, at a height of six feetsix inches above the pavement, andare not quite three feet by two insize. By the side of each is awooden frame for the shutter to slideinto when the window was opened. FENESTR A (Svpis). A window;inclusive of the aperture (lumen) inthe wall, through which the light is

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