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  • 11INTERNATIONAL STYLE —    The International style can be understood as a highly codified application of basic principles of modern architecture that had been developing since the turn of the 20th century. However, modernity ultimately originated with the introduction… …

    Historical Dictionary of Architecture

  • 12Decorated style — noun (architecture) A style of Gothic architecture, elaborate and richly decorated, which prevailed until near the end of the 14c • • • Main Entry: ↑decorate * * * decorated style, the Gothic style of architecture prevailing in England throughout …

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  • 13Romanesque style — Romanesque Ro man*esque , a. [F. romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.] 1. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14music, Western — Introduction       history of Western music from ancient times to the present.       All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth is… …

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  • 15Quotation mark — This article is about quotation marks in English. For their use in other languages, see Non English usage of quotation marks. For their use in computer programming, see String literal. For the various glyphs used to render quotation marks, see… …

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  • 16Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… …

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  • 17fashion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Anglo French façun, fauschoun, from Latin faction , factio act of making, faction, from facere to make more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the make or form of something b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18After a fashion — Fashion Fash ion, n. [OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Faction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19Fashion — Fash ion, n. [OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Faction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20Fashion piece — Fashion Fash ion, n. [OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Faction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English