stalactite work

noun

(in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.

Also called honeycomb work.

Origin of stalactite work

1900-1905

First recorded in 1900-05

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stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches.

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