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See also:TAMBOUR (Fr. for " See also:drum " ) , the See also:term in See also:architecture given to the inverted See also:bell of a Corinthian See also:capital See also:round which were carved the See also:acanthus leaves decorating it: applied also to the See also:wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a See also:dome; and to the See also:drum of a See also:column which is built in several courses . |
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