gradine (plural gradines)
A toothed chisel used by sculptors
(architecture) Any member like a step, such as the raised back of an altar; a gradin.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gra"din, Gra*dine", n. Etym: [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade.] (Arch.)
Definition: Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. "The gradines of the amphitheeater." Layard.
Gra*dine", n. Etym: [F. gradine.]
Definition: A toothed chised by sculptors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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