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noun
Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, archaic
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noun
Synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round
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verb
Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, archaic
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History
Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).
