orthostyle

 [awr-thuh-stahyl]  

or·tho·style

   [awr-thuh-stahyl]
adjective Architecture.
1.
(of columns) erected in a straight row.
2.
having columns in a straight row or in straight rows.
Origin:
1825–35; ortho- + -style2
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Orthostyle is always a great word to know.
So is frontispiece. Does it mean:
a fa?ade, or a part or feature of a fa?ade, often highlighted by ornamentation
having the form of an ogee or double curve, such as a bar of tracery
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