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The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.

Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron. With despair and Byronic misanthropy. Thackeray

d writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire. P. Cyc. Byzantine style (Arch.), a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire.

A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted; also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be cut en cabochon.

Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.

as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held. [Writting also calque]

A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this effect; a rep.

In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.

An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.

In a free, fantastic style.

Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a pecullar cast of countenance. "A neat cast of verse." Pope. An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure. Prior. And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought. Shak.

Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.

One who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle.

-- Chain molding (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. -- Chain pier, a pier suspended by chain. -- Chain pipe (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. -- Chain plate (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates…

A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.

Composed in a melodious and singing style.

Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character. You know the character to be your brother's Shak.

nd expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. Macaulay.

Good form; style. [Slang]

Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.