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noun
- (colour) a medium brown colour.
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noun
- The point at which parallel lines recede, receding from an observer seem to converge.
- 1884, Wm. M. Thornton, "Construction of Perspective Projections," The Annals of Mathematics, vol. 1, no 1, p. 13,
- :These formulae . . . give for the of a set of parallel lines whose common azimuth is α and declivity δ: η=d tan α, ζ=d tan δ sec α.
- 2003, Sally B. Donnelly, "http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005525,00.html The Need for Speed," Time, 25 Aug.,
- :It hit 100 m.p.h. with ease and sped toward the down Highway 93A.
- The situation in which, place where, or point in time when some object or phenomenon is no longer observable or notable.
- 1762, Samuel Dunn, "Some Observations of the Planet Venus, on the Disk of the Sun, June 6th, 1761," Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), vol. 52, p. 192,
- :At 8h 35' 4", the least dent possible, quite black, appeared in the sun's limb. And at 8h 35' 6", the limb was restored to its perfect form, there having been a small trembling light, between the narrow watery border of Venus and the of contact in the sun's limb for these two seconds of time.
- 1923, "http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,715912,00.html Tuberculosis at Bay," Time, 25 June,
- :It might cut the tuberculosis deathrate to the .
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noun
- A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
- A medium for expression of talent or views.
- A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
- (context, Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
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noun
- (colour) a brownish red colour.
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adjective
- (colour) of a brownish red colour.
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noun
- the day before the opening of an exhibition when paintings are varnished and retouched
- a private viewing of an exhibition before it opens to the public
- 1893: the artists' association will be forced to advance or delay its vernissage and opening day. " The Times, 2 May 1893, p.5 col. C
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noun - A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
- A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.
- By extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
- By further extension, a short story that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
- The small picture in the centre/center of a postage stamp.
verb (vignett, ed)
- To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
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noun (pl2=virtuosi)
- A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
adjective
- Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso
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