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Definition of Piscinas
1. piscina [n] - See also: piscina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piscinas
Literary usage of Piscinas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society by James Simpson, Richard Saul Ferguson, William Gershom Collingwood (1893)
"IN travelling about the diocese for the purpose of sketching piscinas, ...
piscinas are sometimes double with a beautiful foliated capital on a shaft in the ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1907)
"... which include Altars, Church Plate, piscinas, Easter Sepulchres, Rood Lofts
and Screens, Pulpits, Fonts, Alms and BRACKET WITH SUSPENDED PYE (DOVE) AND ..."
3. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1848)
"But confining ourselves to the piscinas near altars, as they existed in the ...
But no general assertion should be made respecting the uses of piscinas, ..."
4. Landscapes of Sardinia: A Countryside Guide by Andreas Stieglitz (2001)
"Follow the road across the plateau, ignoring several forks. The asphalt ends
shortly after you have passed a right turn signposted 'piscinas/Voragine/ ..."
5. A Concise Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic by John Henry Parker (1888)
"pillars nearest to the door, as a receptacle for holy-water, but sometimes a
vessel placed on a stand or pedestal was used; the niches rest-mble piscinas, ..."
6. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct by Charles King (1843)
"The piscinas or reservoirs, to which reference has been made, were placed at a
certain distance from the city, and there the waters deposited their sediment ..."
7. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct by Charles King (1843)
"The piscinas or reservoirs, to which reference has been made, were placed at a
certain distance from the city, and there the waters deposited their sediment ..."
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