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stalactite work
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noun
(in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
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Also called honeycomb work.
Origin of stalactite work
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby stalactite work
Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer, St. Albans
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How to use stalactite work in a sentence
Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches.