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a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.[1870-75]
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baluster stem — a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom. [1870 75] … Useful english dictionary
Baluster — A baluster (according to OED derived through the French balustre , from Italian balaustro , from balaustra , pomegranate flower [from a resemblance to the swelling form of the half open flower ( illustration, below left )] , [The early sixteenth… … Wikipedia
stem — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, Maypole, V, accidence, accrue from, adjutage, advance, affiliation, affix, affixation, affront, allomorph, animal kingdom, ankle, antagonize, anthrophore, apparentation, arise, arise from, arrest, ascender … Moby Thesaurus
baluster — noun Etymology: French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaustra wild pomegranate flower, from Latin balaustium, from Greek balaustion; from its shape Date: 1602 1. an object or vertical member (as the leg of a table, a round in a chair… … New Collegiate Dictionary
glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… … Universalium
chandelier — chandeliered, adj. /shan dl ear /, n. a decorative, sometimes ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usually having branched supports for a number of lights. [1655 65; < F: lit., something that holds candles; see CHANDLER] * * * ▪… … Universalium
steeple cup — a standing cup of the 17th century having a cover with a tall finial. [1905 10] * * * ▪ metalwork tall standing cup, the cover of which characteristically bears an obelisk finial (sometimes surmounted by a figure) that rises on scrolled… … Universalium
St Cuthbert's Church, Halsall — St Cuthbert s, Halsall … Wikipedia
steeple cup — noun : a usually silver standing cup of early 17th century English origin with baluster stem supporting a conical bowl and with a domed cover carrying a steeplelike finial * * * a standing cup of the 17th century having a cover with a tall finial … Useful english dictionary
metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… … Universalium
