HAWKSMOOR

Meaning of HAWKSMOOR in English

/hawks"moor'/ , n.

Nicholas , 1661-1736, English architect.

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HAWKSMOOR — Hawksmoor BrE AmE ˈhɔːks mʊə -mɔː AmE \ -mʊr ˈhɑːks-
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HAWKSMOOR — Hawks ‧ moor, Nicholas /ˈhɔːksmʊəʳ/ BrE AmE (1661–1736) a British ↑ architect (=someone who designs buildings) who worked with Sir …
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HAWKSMOOR — (1661–1736) an English architect who worked with Sir Christopher Wren on the building of many churches in London, including St …
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HAWKSMOOR, NICHOLAS — born c. 1661, probably at East Drayton, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died March 25, 1736, London English architect whose association with Sir …
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HAWKSMOOR, NICHOLAS — Hawks ‧ moor, Nicholas /ˈhɔːksmʊəʳ/ BrE AmE (1661–1736) a British ↑ architect (=someone who designs buildings) who worked with Sir …
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NICHOLAS HAWKSMOOR — ➡ Hawksmoor
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY — Church in London. It was originally a Benedictine monastery. Elizabeth I refounded the church as the Collegiate Church of St. …
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VANBRUGH, SIR JOHN — (baptized Jan. 24, 1664, London, Eng. died March 26, 1726, London) English dramatist and architect. He began writing while serving …
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COLOSSAL ORDER — also called Giant Order, architectural order extending beyond one interior story, often extending through several stories. Though giant columns were …
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY — Westminster Abbey, the site of coronations, royal funerals, and other state ceremonies, is dutifully treated in the 2nd edition (177784) …
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VANBRUGH, SIR JOHN — baptized January 24, 1664, London, England died March 26, 1726, London British architect who brought the English Baroque style to …
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TOWER HAMLETS — inner borough of London extending eastward from the Tower of London and including most of the East End of Inner …
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SPITALFIELDS — neighbourhood in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. It is situated just east of the Bishopsgate section of the former …
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SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE — district, administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, south-central England, occupying an area characterized by rolling hills in the west of …
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LIMEHOUSE — neighbourhood in the borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. The name of the district derives from …
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GREENWICH — urban town (township), Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound. It was founded in 1640 by the New …
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BLENHEIM PALACE — North front of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and residence near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng., built (170524) …
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ACKROYD, PETER — born Oct. 5, 1949, London, Eng. British novelist, critic, biographer, and scholar whose technically innovative novels present an unconventional view …
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YOUR
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WOMAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a career woman (= one whose job is very important to her ) ▪ Career …
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OWN
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY — Church in London. It was originally a Benedictine monastery. Edward the Confessor built a Norman-style church (consecrated 1065) on the …
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VANBRUGH, SIR JOHN — v. (baptized Jan. 24, 1664, London, Eng. died March 26, 1726, London) English dramatist and architect. He began writing while …
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ARCHITECT — n. 25B6; noun the architect of Durham Cathedral : DESIGNER, planner, draughtsman. See list. the architect of the National Health …
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VANBRUGH — (1664–1726) an English architect and writer of plays. His plays, which are late Restoration comedies , include The Relapse (1696) …
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STATELY HOMES — In Britain there are many large stately homes that belong or used to belong to upper-class aristocratic families. The houses …
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CASTLE HOWARD — a large and grand house in Yorkshire , England, designed by Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor in the early 18th century. It …
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