telamones

telamones
Atlantes At*lan"tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. --Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster]

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  • Telamones — Tel a*mo nes, n. pl. [L., pl. of telamo or telamon, Gr. ? a bearer, fr. ? to bear.] (Arch.) Same as {Atlantes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • telamones — s. m. pl. [Arquitetura] Estátuas ou figuras para suster entablamentos …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • TELAMONES —    figures, generally colossal, of men supporting entablatures, as Caryatides of women …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • telamones — n. (Architecture) male figure used as a pillar or column, atlas …   English contemporary dictionary

  • telamones — n. pl. Atlantes …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • telamone — {{hw}}{{telamone}}{{/hw}}s. m. Statua d uomo che, nelle parti esterne di un edificio, funge da colonna o pilastro; SIN. Atlante …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • Atlas (architecture) — In the European architectural tradition an atlas (also known as a atlant, or atlantid; plural atlantes) [http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Aru.html Aru Az] , Michael Delahunt, [http://www.artlex.com/ ArtLex Art Dictionary] , 1996 2008.] is a support… …   Wikipedia

  • telamon — n. (pl. telamones) Archit. a male figure used as a pillar to support an entablature. Etymology: L telamones f. Gk telamones pl. of Telamon, name of a mythical hero …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fuentesnuevas — Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Valle de los Templos — Zona arqueológica de Agrigento Nombre descrito en la Lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad …   Wikipedia Español

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