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Word Meanings - BUCRANIUM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.

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  • ADORNINGLY
    By adorning; decoratively.
  • SCULPTURESQUE
    After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.
  • SCULPTURE
    1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials. 2. Carved work
  • ADORNATION
    Adornment.
  • REPRESENTABLE
    Capable of being represented.
  • ADORN
    Adorned; decorated. Milton.
  • ORNAMENTAL
    Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.
  • SKULLFISH
    A whaler's name for a whale more than two years old.
  • ADORNMENT
    An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.
  • REPRESENTATIVELY
    In a representative manner; vicariously.
  • ADORNER
    He who, or that which, adorns; a beautifier.
  • REPRESENTANT
    Appearing or acting for another; representing.
  • SKULLCAP
    Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. (more info) 1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a
  • REPRESENTATIONARY
    Implying representation; representative.
  • REPRESENTER
    1. One who shows, exhibits, or describes. Sir T. Browne. 2. A representative. Swift.
  • ORNAMENTER
    One who ornaments; a decorator.
  • REPRESENTATIVE
    Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8. (more info) 1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
  • ORNAMENTALLY
    By way of ornament.
  • REPRESENTATIVENESS
    The quality or state of being representative. Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with conssciousness and representativeness. Spectator.
  • REPRESENT
    To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative,3. The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the
  • IRREPRESENTABLE
    Not capable of being represented or portrayed.
  • INSCULPTURED
    Engraved. Glover.
  • THICK-SKULLED
    Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.
  • NUMSKULL
    A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow. They have talked like numskulls. Arbuthnot.
  • MISREPRESENTATION
    Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith. Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional
  • DISADORN
    To deprive of ornaments. Congreve.

 

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