01 n. A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.
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A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.(Arch.)
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The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc.(Astrol.)
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The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.(Astron)
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A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.(Math.)
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A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth.(Anat.)
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A sharp and rigid point.(Bot.)