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Trabeated

Postby skinem » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:03 pm

tra·be·at·ed

Pronunciation: 'trA-bE-"A-t&d
Variant(s): also tra·be·ate /-"At/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin trabs, trabes beam

: designed or constructed with horizontal beams or lintels
- tra·be·a·tion /"trA-bE-'A-sh&n/ noun

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Postby Bailey » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:02 pm

striped construction, leaves the things vertically weak?

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Postby Perry » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:21 pm

Do these beams make me look fat?
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Postby Bailey » Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:15 pm

Well, wider than long? yeah thattranslates out as fat.

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Postby gailr » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:31 pm

The freedictionary gives both a defiition and an image.
Adj. 1. trabeate - not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)
I think Buddy Glass would have approved of this style of construction.


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