severy
severy noun: a baldacchin.
Noun
severy (plural severies)
- A baldacchin.
- A compartment of a vaulted ceiling.
- A handsome flight of steps, extending across the whole from wall to wall, occupied nearly the whole of the eastern severy, and led up from the pavement of this building to the great west door of the church, which terminates the interior eastward, and was designed and built in connection with it.1866, Robert Willis, The Architectural History of Glastonbury Abbey, page 56
- Cylindrical severies would have no place between these arches.1968, Paul Frankl, James Francis O'Gorman, Principles of Architectural History: The Four Phases of Architectural Style, 1420-1900, page 64
Proper noun capitalized: Severy
Severy
- A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States, named after railroad employee Luther Severy.
severy meaning in Tamil
severy in Tamil
- குவிமாட மேடு
Synonyms of severy
- civery
Forms of severy
| plural | severies |
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Questions about severy
- What does severy mean?
- Severy means a baldacchin.
- What is severy in Tamil?
- Severy in Tamil is குவிமாட மேடு. See Severy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is severy?
- Severy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of severy?
- The plural of severy is severies.
Words near severy in the dictionary
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