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gradine
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A toothed chisel used by sculptors 2 (context architecture English) Any member like a step, such as the raised back of an altar; a gradin.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gradin \Gra"din\, Gradine \Gra*dine"\,n. [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade .] (Arch.) Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. ``The gradines of the amphitheeater.'' --Layard.
Usage examples of gradine.
There was a grassy space for the chorus and the commoner audience, and then a few semicircular gradines cut in the turf, one alcove another, where the more honored spectators sat.