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ENCARPUS
Etymology
Noun
encarpus (plural encarpuses or encarpi)
(architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
Anagrams
• praunces
Source: Wiktionary
En*car"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. encarpa, pl., Gr. (Arch.)
Definition: An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also encarpa.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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