friezelike
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friezelike — adjective see frieze II … New Collegiate Dictionary
frieze — I. noun Etymology: Middle English frise, from Anglo French, from Middle Dutch vriese Date: 15th century 1. a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface 2. a pile surface of uncut loops or of patterned cut and uncut loops II … New Collegiate 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
stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… … Universalium
Poussin, Nicolas — born 1594, Villers, France died Nov. 19, 1665, Rome, Papal States French painter. Except for two years as court painter to Louis XIII, he spent his entire career in Rome, where he became an admirer of ancient Roman civilization. In early works,… … Universalium
