"Hypostyle" is a word in ENGLISH
Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns;
-- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in 'Black Mask' magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world.
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The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See …
Read the complete definitionThe disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence …
Read the complete definitionTo stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
Read the complete definitionA projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base …
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