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oculus
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An oculus (plural oculi , from Latin , 'eye') is a circular opening in the centre of a dome or in a wall. Originating in antiquity , it is a feature of Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture . It is also known as an œil de boeuf from the French , or simply ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oculus \Oc"u*lus\, n.; pl. Oculi . [L., an eye.] An eye. (Arch.) A round window, usually a small one. (Bot.) A leaf bud.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the organ of sight [syn: eye , optic ] [also: oculi (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context architecture English) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).
Usage examples of oculus.
The opening was the oculus, the eye, in the ceiling of a vast domed room buried underground.
Silyon dropped the rest of the coil through the oculus and quickly packed his apparatus.
But if you wish, my lord, I could show you the paintings in the Oculus instead.
When was the last time I called you to light the lanterns to show the Oculus to some young gentleman on his tour?
Now when she looked at the writhing figures of the Oculus, her imagination leaped to the same shocking idea that Lady Hamilton proposed.
Scornfully Francesca swept her hand through the air, encompassing the sixteen different paintings of the Oculus with sixteen writhing couples.
This is what came of being raised in the same house as the Oculus, for she could barely look at Edward now without feeling the first flush of desire for him, the swift tease of passion curling through her body, from the tips of her breasts to the secret, wanton place between her legs.
One kiss from him, and her body began to comprehend the wanton scenes in the Oculus in a way that her head never had.
I do believe there would have been a sea captain and his cot among the figures in the Oculus, whether it was proper for ancient times or not.
Her body wished the same as his, completion, connection, release from all this aching, teasing torment, and some distant part of her realized she was curving her legs over his hips exactly like the disporting nymph in the fourth panel of the Oculus and she wanted the rest, she wanted him and everything that came with him, and then with a creak and a thump the cabin was filled with light.
A large oculus dominated the center of the wall, and still another long window was at the far end on the right.
This was the last great structural member before the closing stone ring, or oculus, that would complete the cupola and serve as a base for the lantern.
Dain grinned a little to himself, and from the corner of his eye watched the dust motes dancing in the sunlight that streamed down through the oculus window overhead.
Certain and unerring, she flew up to the apex of the dome, circling once, then spiraling in a flurry of sun-edged white feathers out the oculus, into flight and the open skies.
Tiny motes of dust danced in the sunlight pouring down through the oculus overhead.