Camauro
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
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an ancient city in Mongol China, the capital of Kublai Khan: present-day site of Beijing.
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Gulf of, a gulf of the Arabian Sea, on the NW coast of India. Historical Examples A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. Robert Kerr Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 Various Les Parsis D. Menant A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. Robert Kerr […]
- Camber
to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle. a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship. a slightly arching piece of timber. Aeronautics. the rise of the curve of an airfoil, usually expressed as the ratio of the rise to the length of the chord of the […]
- Camber-piece
a centering for a flat arch, slightly crowned to allow for settling of the arch.