abaciscus

[ab-uh-sis-kuhs, -kis-]

noun, plural ab·a·cis·ci

[ab-uh-sis-ahy, ab-uh-kis-kahy] .

Architecture. a small abacus.

a tessera.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin < Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax; see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix

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Abaciscus is always a great word to know.

So is frieze. Does it mean:

the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief

a concave surface or molding forming part of a ceiling at its edge that eliminates the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling

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