GRADINO

Etymology

Noun

gradino (plural gradinos)

(architecture) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar.

Anagrams

• Gordian, adoring, gordian, idorgan, roading

Source: Wiktionary


Gra*di"no, n.; pl. Gradinos. Etym: [It.] (Arch.)

Definition: A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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