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dais =
A raised platform reserved
for the seating of speakers
or dignitaries.
date stone =
A stone, imbedded in the
walls, carved with the date
of completion of the struc-
ture.
decastyle =
A structure having
a portico of ten
columns, or rows of
ten columns.
dentil =
One of a band of small
square, toothlike blocks
forming part of the charac-
teristic ornamentation of
the Ionic, Corinthian and
Composite orders, and
sometimes the Doric.
discharging arch =
An arch, usually seg-
mental and often a blind
arch, built above the
lintel of a door or win-
dow to discharge the
weight of the wall above
the lintel to each side.
dais
date stone
decastyle
Ionic dentils
discharging
arch