Campana

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gutta \Gut"ta\, n.; pl. {Guttae}. [L.]
     1. A drop.
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     2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a
        frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the


        triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in
        the Doric order; -- called also {campana}, and {drop}.
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     {Gutta serena} [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.),
        amaurosis.
  
     {Gutt[ae] band} (Arch.), the listel or band from which the
        gutt[ae] hang.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]
     See {Pasch}.
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     {Pasque flower} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus
        {Anemone}, section {Pulsatilla}. They are perennial herbs
        with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early
        spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called
        also {campana}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Campana \Cam*pa"na\, n. [LL. campana bell. Cf. {Campanle}.]
     1. (Eccl.) A church bell.
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     2. (Bot.) The pasque flower. --Drayton.
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     3. (Doric Arch.) Same as {Gutta}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  campana
       n : the shape of a bell [syn: {bell}, {bell shape}]