capitals

• Within the sinister wreath is enshrined in Greek capitals the letters ALEX, and within the dexter wreath the letters ANDROS. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916
• "No! It is the game of the two capitals, and the board is the stretch of country between. —  The Long Roll
• He knew the political and other gossip of most or all of the European capitals, and of Washington and Cairo just as well. —  The Dictator
• Difficulties are smoothed out through the diplomatic representatives that every nation keeps at the national capitals, and when they cannot settle an issue the matter is referred to an umpire satisfactory to both sides. —  Society Its Origin and Development
• The nave arches, at each end of the passage thus formed, are semicircular in shape, with a zigzag moulding on the inner sides, and rest on massive rounded piers, with square bases and abaci and simple cushioned capitals--the whole obviously of early twelfth century date. —  Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less

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