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Gutta
Pronunciation : Gut"ta
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : 1. A drop.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop. Gutta serena Etym: [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.), amaurosis. -- Gutt? band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the gutt? hang.
pl. Gutt?.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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