She planted an acanthus yesterday. From LearnThat.org.
Are there any volutes and acanthus leave carvings?. From Wordnik.com. [Negative space.] Reference
This basket happened to be placed just above the root of an acanthus. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
Some of these capitals had traces of red paint on their acanthus leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
The eaves of the pediment are supported by brackets with acanthus leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The planting around La Casita is a mixture of wisteria, lilies and acanthus. From Wordnik.com. [Architect of a Lovely Garden] Reference
They are carved with Neoclassical acanthus-leaf tips, which helps to date this set. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
The Corinthian order is distinguished by its rich capital, formed of acanthus leaves. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
The bellflower, urn, festoons, and acanthus were all favorites of his for decoration. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
He brought me exotic acanthus, its flowery gray and white "tail" trailing from a plastic sac. From Wordnik.com. [droguerie - French Word-A-Day] Reference
He brought me exotic acanthus, its flowery gray and white "tail" trailing from a plastic sac. From Wordnik.com. [droguerie - French Word-A-Day] Reference
In private gardens acanthus and purple lavender grow... but where, I wonder are the townspeople?. From Wordnik.com. [Characters] Reference
In private gardens acanthus and purple lavender grow ... but where, I wonder are the townspeople?. From Wordnik.com. [French Destinations] Reference
There were definitions and trivia, too, like this one for the acanthus: Emblème des sculpteurs, artistes. From Wordnik.com. [droguerie - French Word-A-Day] Reference
And searching among their roots he found a great flat stone, all overgrown with ivy, and acanthus, and moss. From Wordnik.com. [Types of Children's Literature] Reference
There were definitions and trivia, too, like this one for the acanthus: Emblème des sculpteurs, artistes. From Wordnik.com. [droguerie - French Word-A-Day] Reference
The capitals have the larger scrolls or volutes of the Ionic above the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian proper. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch] Reference
The acanthus in the Romanesque has lost much of its vigor, is flat, heavy-tipped, round-edged, and scratched with. From Wordnik.com. [The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 04, April 1895 Byzantine-Romanesque Windows in Southern Italy] Reference
The highly decorative Corinthian capital, modeled on acanthus leaves, came into fashion in Alexandrian and Roman times. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
It was after the temporary disappearance of acanthus and bresaiola that she sought medical advice, expecting reassurance. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan] Reference
Round the top of the building as well as of the towers extends a balustrade of stiff sculpture resembling acanthus leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Why should we, in designing a capital or cornice, still cling to the classic acanthus or honeysuckle ornament, or even the. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864] Reference
It was an English dress of white linen, embroidered with bluebells entwined with acanthus leaves, and she knew it suited her. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
The one almost universal moulding is decorated with acanthus units, and the capitals have acanthus leaves around their bells. From Wordnik.com. [The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 04, April 1895 Byzantine-Romanesque Windows in Southern Italy] Reference
Among them are large statues exceedingly well made, images of smaller size, and flowers and acanthus leaves gracefully carved. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
In the more elaborately carved chairs the arms, legs, splat, and top rail were all carved with acanthus leaves, or designs from. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
The use of the acanthus leaf conventionalized in a strictly primitive fashion characterizes most of the Byzantine work in Italy. From Wordnik.com. [Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance] Reference
With the acanthus and scroll as their principal units of design, they elaborated and enriched every form that would admit of it. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887] Reference
It used religious symbols extensively, but incorporated in its ornament a few pagan elements, such as the acanthus and the scroll. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887] Reference
The acanthus, however, went steadily through successive variation until it attained the virile form seen in the best Byzantine work. From Wordnik.com. [The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 04, April 1895 Byzantine-Romanesque Windows in Southern Italy] Reference
The blue flowers of the slender-leaved flax, combined with the bright hues of the scarlet acanthus, a flower peculiar to the country. From Wordnik.com. [In Search of the Castaways] Reference
The truncated roof is fully developed, with moulded cornices of good section, the modillions being frequently carved with acanthus-leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Beyond this is a walk, interspersed with the smooth and twining acanthus, where the trees are also cut into a variety of names and shapes. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
The carving consisted of swags and pendants of fruit and flowers, shells, acanthus leaves, scrolls, eagle's heads, carved in relief on the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
After she died in 1694, the white jasmine flower and green leaves were not used so much, and the sea-weed pattern and acanthus became more popular. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
I would rather he showed me a plant of acanthus even if he drew a capital with less accuracy. From Wordnik.com. [Emile] Reference
A smooth, rich oak finish brings out the luster of the wood, while enhancing the intricate carved acanthus leaf details. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
Now it is being capped with gold - on its cupolas, the procession of urns on the terrace and the acanthus on top of each Corinthian column. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
IT USED TO BE that the solution for any dull spot in the garden was to pop in a big-leafed plant like an acanthus or rodgersia for contrast. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Coca-Cola sets up new bottling plant] Reference
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