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alfiz

alfiz noun: in Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.

Noun

alfiz

  1. In Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.

Origin of alfiz

Borrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic الحِيْز (alḥíz), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz).

Questions about alfiz

What does alfiz mean?
Alfiz means in Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.
What part of speech is alfiz?
Alfiz is a noun.

Words near alfiz in the dictionary

  1. alfins
  2. alfione
  3. Alfirk
  4. alfisol
  5. alfisols
  6. alfiz
  7. alfoil
  8. Alfonse
  9. Alfonsi
  10. Alfonsian
  11. Alfonsine

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