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cyma
N ส่วน ที่ ด้าน หนึ่ง เว้า ด้าน หนึ่ง นูน cyme
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CYMAR
n.A slight covering; a scarf; properly, simar.
CYMATIUM, CYMA
n.[L., Gr. , a little wave. ] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is waving, that is, concave at the top and convex at bottom.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CYMA
Cy "ma (s "m ) n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Cyme ]
1. (Arch. )
Defn: A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A cyme. See Cyme. Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. -- Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.
CYMAR
Cy *mar " (s-mr "), n. Etym: [F. simarre. See Chimere. ]
Defn: A sight covering; a scarf. See Simar. Her body shaded with a light cymar. Dryden.
CYMATIUM
Cy *ma "ti *um (s-m "sh-m ), n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Arch. )
Defn: A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cyma
cy ma |ˈsīmə ˈsaɪmə | ▶noun ( pl. cymas or cymae |-mē, -mī | ) 1 Architecture a cornice molding with an S-shaped cross section. Compare with ogee. 2 Botany variant spelling of cyme. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kuma ‘wave or wavy molding. ’
Oxford Dictionary
cyma
cyma |ˈsʌɪmə | ▶noun ( pl. cymas or cymae |ˈsʌɪmiː | ) Architecture a cornice moulding with an S-shaped cross section. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kuma ‘wave or wavy moulding ’.
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