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Definition of Centerpieces
1. centerpiece [n] - See also: centerpiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centerpieces
Literary usage of Centerpieces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1909)
"centerpieces.—centerpieces that consist only of plain circular moldings are formed
in the same manner as cornices, except that the mold, or templet, ..."
2. Tariff Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of by Sereno Elisha Payne (1909)
"We are now manufacturing a set of embroideries such as doilies, centerpieces,
and the like. I willgive you just a little idea of what has taken place in ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"centerpieces, consisting only of plain circular moldings, are formed in the ...
When decorated centerpieces are used, they are usually cast in a mold and ..."
4. Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740) and the Vatican Tomb of Pope Alexander VIII by Edward J. Olszewski (2004)
"The second had two large basins of prosciutto and cheeses with a pasta cover,
and flowers filled the second tier. Next came two centerpieces of three tiers, ..."
5. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Mass Boston Cooking School (Boston, Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1914)
"Of course, centerpieces are in vogue still, but there are so many floral decorations,
table bows and fancy center china decorations that are new that they ..."
6. Indoors and Out (1905)
"C. Tray cupboard. K Cupboard with shelves sliding out on rollers, to I).
Sliding shelf hold tray cloths and centerpieces. A BUT1. ..."
7. The American Practice of Gas Piping and Gas Lighting in Buildings by William Paul Gerhard (1908)
"Where centerpieces are to be used, or where there is a doubt whether there will
be some or not, then the drop pipes should be left about a foot below the ..."
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