fenestrated

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In the carving of all the specimens examined the artists have shown a notable fondness for a fenestrated design representing a series of arches, [Page 141] after the fashion of a two-storied arcade, the haunch of the superimposed arch resting directly on the crown of that below.

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  1. adjective Architecture Having windows or windowlike openings.
  2. adjective Biology Having fenestrae.

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  • One lid is fenestrated - has pierced holes so the lovely aroma will make your room fragrant. —  dummy 3
  • The second webcast will deal primarily with treatment of the abdominal aorta and will feature a procedure using a fenestrated endograft performed by Dr. McKinsey. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
  • And it makes even less sense for a smelly, partially fenestrated cadaver to escape from its tomb and go perambulating about the countryside.
  • In the carving of all the specimens examined the artists have shown a notable fondness for a fenestrated design representing a series of arches, [Page 141] after the fashion of a two-storied arcade, the haunch of the superimposed arch resting directly on the crown of that below. —  Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula
  • Perhaps it may signify also "fenestrated, or open-worked like a window." —  Arabian nights. English
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  1. From Latin fenestrātus, past participle of fenestrāre, to furnish with windows, from fenestra, window.

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  1. As fenestrate + -ed.
 

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/fəˈnɛstreɪtɛd/
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