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allure, alure, alur =
A gallery or passage, as
along the parapets of a
castle, around the roof of a
church, or along a cloister.
ambry,almar, almery =
A cupboard or niche in a chancel
wall for the utensils of the Eucha-
rist, an armanium. A storage place,
storeroom, closet or pantry.
amortizement =
The sloping part of a
buttress or projecting
pier.
ancon,
pl.
ancones =
A scrolled bracket, which supports
a cornice or entablature over a door
or window. A projecting boss on a
column drum or wall block.
Anglo-Saxon architecture =
The pre-Romanesque architect-
ture of England before the Nor-
man Conquest (1066 AD). Mas-
sive walls and round arches:
long-and-short work.
allure
ambry
amortizement
ancon
Anglo-Saxon