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Below are sentences that have two missing words. These words are anagrams of each other. To make life a little easier for you, I have included the first letter and number of letters needed for each word.
1. Lately I've been living in my (B______ 7) laying on the bed doing nothing, simply because I have been suffering from (B______ 7).
2.Placed on the shelf above the (A______ 5) of the wall was a copy of the (C______ 5) of the Church.
3. We could see the robbers (B______6) either side of the (B______ 6) as the carriage carrying the money approached us.
1. Lately I've been living in my (B______ 7) laying on the bed doing nothing, simply because I have been suffering from (B______ 7).
2.Placed on the shelf above the (A______ 5) of the wall was a copy of the (C______ 5) of the Church.
3. We could see the robbers (B______6) either side of the (B______ 6) as the carriage carrying the money approached us.
Answer
1. Bedroom; Boredom2. Ancon; Canon
3. Begird; Bridge
Ancon: the part of a bracket that projects from the wall that is used in classical architecture to carry the upper parts of a cornice.
Canon: Ecclesiastical law.
Begird: to surround or encircle something.
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While I like this type of teaser, I do have a question regarding the use of ancon and canon.
Why (or maybe how) would there be a shelf above the cornice? A cornice is the moulding that is in the corner of the wall and the ceiling, like a crown moulding.
Why (or maybe how) would there be a shelf above the cornice? A cornice is the moulding that is in the corner of the wall and the ceiling, like a crown moulding.
Great teaser jazz!
Hi Vikingboy: Thanks for your feedback. I understand where you are coming from, but a cornice can also be used to divide a wall horizontally for compositional purposes. It doesn't have to be in the uppermost corner of a wall. Therefore, a shelf could readily stand above a cornice in this instance. I hope that helps.
That was hard - but good. Thanks
nah, cornices in churches are the mouldings that separate the walls and the ceilings.
Besides, the grammer throws it off "above the _____ of the wall"
No one would say above the ancon of the wall. An ancon is a bracket, numerous of which would hold a cornice in place. Just a stretch if you ask me.
But as I said, I like the teaser.
Besides, the grammer throws it off "above the _____ of the wall"
No one would say above the ancon of the wall. An ancon is a bracket, numerous of which would hold a cornice in place. Just a stretch if you ask me.
But as I said, I like the teaser.
Hi again Viking: Sorry, but we have to agree to disagree. Check out Dictionary.com. It reads: any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
while Dictionary.com might put it that way, in architecture, a cornice is the moulding at the junction of a wall and ceiling.
Besides, my real point is about how the question was phrased.
No one would ever reference a shelf as being above the ancon of the wall, since an ancon is one of numerous brackets that would usually be hidden, and would always have the cornice directly over, or above it.
But, I will agree to disagree...moving on
Besides, my real point is about how the question was phrased.
No one would ever reference a shelf as being above the ancon of the wall, since an ancon is one of numerous brackets that would usually be hidden, and would always have the cornice directly over, or above it.
But, I will agree to disagree...moving on
Exactly...moving on....
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