URANISCUS


Meaning of URANISCUS in English

/yoor'euh nis"keuhs/ , n. , pl. uranisci /-nis"uy/ . Archit.

a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.

[ ouranískos ceiling, equiv. to ouran ( ós ) heaven + -iskos dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .