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  • 31Arch, Stilted — ♦ Arch with springing line raised above the level of the imposts i.e. with upright masonry between the imposts and feet of the arch. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 409) Related terms: Arch, Stilted Arch …

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  • 32stiltedly — stilted ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of speech or writing) stiff and self conscious or unnatural. 2) standing on stilts. DERIVATIVES stiltedly adverb stiltedness noun …

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  • 33stiltedness — stilted ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of speech or writing) stiff and self conscious or unnatural. 2) standing on stilts. DERIVATIVES stiltedly adverb stiltedness noun …

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  • 34stilt´ed|ness — stilt|ed «STIHL tihd», adjective. 1. stiffly dignified or formal: »stilted conversation. He has a stilted manner of speaking. There were letters of stilted penitence to his father, for some wrong doing (Elizabeth Gaskell). SYNONYM(S): pompous. 2 …

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  • 35stilt´ed|ly — stilt|ed «STIHL tihd», adjective. 1. stiffly dignified or formal: »stilted conversation. He has a stilted manner of speaking. There were letters of stilted penitence to his father, for some wrong doing (Elizabeth Gaskell). SYNONYM(S): pompous. 2 …

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  • 36stilt|ed — «STIHL tihd», adjective. 1. stiffly dignified or formal: »stilted conversation. He has a stilted manner of speaking. There were letters of stilted penitence to his father, for some wrong doing (Elizabeth Gaskell). SYNONYM(S): pompous. 2.… …

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  • 37Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …

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  • 38Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …

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  • 39Enid Blyton — with her daughters Gillian and Imogen in 1946. Born Enid Blyton 11 August 1897(1897 08 11) East Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom …

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  • 40Thought disorder — In psychiatry, thought disorder (TD) or formal thought disorder (FTD) is a term used to describe incomprehensible language, either speech or writing, that is presumed to reflect thinking. There are different types. For example, language may be… …

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