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friezes

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plural of frieze

as in cornices

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The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026

Definition of pilasters

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For a brand with more than 700 points of sale, the next stage of growth is not about adding more stores in the usual fashion capitals.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

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But since they’re still required by the rules to play all 27 outs, the Phillies just keep hijacking these Weird and Wild columns.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
And the Arverne Pier Theater wore its neoclassical inspirations on its sleeve, complete with Corinthian columns and a half-round pediment.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of columns

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Cook actually thinks that Washington should have three arches.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The brick arches of Shields Hall, Notre Dame’s palatial new football facility, are supposed to make this 162,032-square-foot sports shrine mesh with the rest of campus.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of arches

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The two elevators now form a pair of glass-and-steel shafts built into the canyon wall.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Having seen the shift from hickory to metal shafts, Flynn was also ahead of his time in his ability to foresee a distance problem in golf, an issue the professional game plans to address with a ball rollback in 2028.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Definition of shafts

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