- civery
- Severy Sev"er*y, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.) A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also {civery}.] [1913 Webster]
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civery
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civery — var. of severy: see also cibory … Useful english dictionary
Severy — Sev er*y, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.) A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also {civery}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaim Soutine — Chaïm Soutine Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of Soutine, 1916. Born 13 January 1893 (1893 01 13) … Wikipedia
severy — noun a) baldacchin b) A compartment of a vaulted ceiling Syn: civery … Wiktionary
