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noun
A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: honeycomb, honeycomb work
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).
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