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Definition of âcharnel houseâ - English Dictionary charnel house definition, meaning, what is charnel house: a building where the bodies of dead people are kept. Learn more.
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- Definition of charrette - a public meeting or workshop devoted to a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something., a period of intens Definition of charrette - a public meeting or workshop devoted to a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something., a period of intens dictionary thesaurus
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trap house trap house (plural trap houses) ( 1 slang) A house in which illegal drugs are packaged for sale on the street. ( 2 sports, trap shooting) A small building from which targets are launched.
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deckhouse deck·house. (dĕk′hous′) n. A short, houselike structure on the upper deck of a ship. deckhouse. (ˈdɛkˌhaʊs) n. (Nautical Terms) a houselike cabin on the deck of a ship.
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Little House on the Prairie  (TV series) Little House on the Prairie S10 - Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books.
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on the house on the house. [of something] given away free by a merchant. Here, said the waiter, have a cup of coffee on the house.. I went to a restaurant last night. I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the house.
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Glossary of architecture A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ˌpɔːrt koʊˈʃɛr/), coach gate or carriage porch is a porch- or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage (or motor vehicle) can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather.
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Cannelure Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. n cannelure A groove or channel on a decorative surface, as the channeling on Doric columns. Much of the decoration of the eighteenth century is in scroll-formed or spiral cannelures.
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House A house is a building that functions as a home for humans ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems.ittle is known about the earliest origin of the house and its interior, but it can be traced back to the simplest form of shelters. Roman architect Vitruvius ' theories have claimed the first form of architecture as a frame of timber branches finished in mud, also known as the primitive hut.
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- Salem House was a square brick building with wings; of a bare and unfurnished appearance. One end of the apartment was unfurnished, except by the gymnastic apparatus, a photographer's camera, a ladder in the corner, and a common deal table with oil cans and paint pots upon it.
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dovecote a small house or box with compartments for nesting pigeons, usually on a pole. also dove′cot·. Origin of dovecote. Middle English douvecote: see dove and amp; cot.
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Charcuterie [ʃaʁkytˈʁi] or southern. [ʃaʁkytəˈʁi] , from chair 'flesh' and cuit 'cooked') is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, ballotines, pates, pâtés and, confit primarily from. Pork charcuterie is part of the garde manger 'chef s. repertoireʃaʁkytəˈʁi] , from chair 'flesh' and cuit 'cooked') is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, ballotines, pates, pâtés and, confit primarily from. pork
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What is BOARDING-HOUSE? What is BOARDING-HOUSE? A boarding-house is not in common parlance, or in legal meaning, every private house where one or more boarders are kept occasionally only and upon special considerations.
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- The definition of a house is  a building or shelter where people or animals live. An example of house is a three bedroom two bath single family residence. An example of house is a structure where a family dog sleeps outside.
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kennel kennel - put up in a kennel; kennel a dog shelter - provide shelter for; After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people Translations
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- 1 : a place of prayer; especially : a private or institutional chapel The mansion contained an oratory for the family's private devotion. 2 capitalized : an Oratorian congregation, house, or church.
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A Quaker Glossary Meeting House: The Meeting House is the building in which a monthly meeting gathers for worship and other community activities. [NOTE: one attends meetings at the meeting house, but is a member of the meeting or monthly meeting.. Friends do not use the term meeting house to refer to the community itself.]
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GREENHOUSE glasshouse, nursery. 1  building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice. 2  hothouse, indoor garden, conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner. orangery - a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas. Adj. 1. greenhouse - of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; greenhouse gases greenhouse
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Definitions &Translations house(noun) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families. he has a house on Cape Cod; she felt she had to get out of the house. firm, house, business firm(noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. he worked for a brokerage house.
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- Definition of open house for English Language Learners. : an event in which an organization (such as a school or company) invites the public to visit in order to see the things that happen there. : an event in which anyone who is interested in buying a particular house, apartment, etc., is invited to go inside and look at it.
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Noel's House Party Noel's House Party. Noel's House Party was a BBC light entertainment series hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it was broadcast live on Saturday evenings in the 1990s on BBC One. The show, once described by a senior corporation executive as the most important show on the BBC, was cancelled in 1999 due to poor ratings. In 2010, Noel's House Party was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time.
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- Longhouse. A longhouse or long house is a type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room building built by peoples in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe and North America.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Dovecote. A dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest.
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embassy em·bas·sy. n. pl. em·bas·sies. 1. A building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff. 2. The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador. 3. A mission to a foreign government headed by an ambassador. 4. A staff of diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador.
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The Chestnut Tree The Chestnut Tree Cafe is the place Winston first sees Julia after that disastrous day in the room above Mr. Charrington's shop. At that point there is nothing left between them. They no longer love each other, they don't really have any true emotions left to them.
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barn A red barn in the snow. A red barn in the snow. The definition of a barn is a building separate from a main house, traditionally used for storing farm animals, equipment, or grain. A place where chickens live and hay is stacked up is an example of a barn. A large farm building used for storing farm products and sheltering livestock. 2  A large shed for the housing of vehicles, such as railroad cars. 3  A particularly large, typically bare building: lived in a barn of a country house. 4  Abbr.