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., embroidered on the edges. Purfled work (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in Gothic architecture.

s and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression. Some stroke of quaint yet simple pleasantry. Macaulay. An old, long-faced, long-bodied servant in quaint livery. W. Irving.

sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.

Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture. "Saracenic music." Sir W. Scott.

A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.

Naval architecturel the art of constructing ships and other vessels.

ing framework, casing, balusters, etc. To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture. Sir H. Wotton. Staircase shell. (Zoöl.) (a) Any scalaria, or wentletrap. (b) Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell.

systematize one's ideas. Diseases were healed, and buildings erected, before medicine and architecture were systematized into arts. Harris.

n beauty of design and rich decorative detail it is one of the best examples of Saracenic architecture.

Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle.

as Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. Tudor style (Arch.), the latest development of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls.

or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of…

A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

uliar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is used in classical architecture. Oxf. Gloss.