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Meaning of "Anaglypta" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANAGLYPTA

From Greek anagluptos.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANAGLYPTA

Anaglypta  [ˌænəˈɡlɪptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANAGLYPTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anaglypta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANAGLYPTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anaglypta

Anaglypta refers to a range of paintable textured wallcoverings made from paper or vinyl. It is produced on traditional paper and paste-the-wall substrates. Anaglypta is similar to Lincrusta, except it is made of cheaper materials. Because of this, Anaglypta is considerably lighter and more flexible than Lincrusta. However, it is less durable, especially since Lincrusta gets harder over time.

Definition of Anaglypta in the English dictionary

The definition of Anaglypta in the dictionary is ® a type of thick embossed wallpaper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANAGLYPTA


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
acceptor
əkˈsɛptə
adaptor
əˈdæptə
calypter
kəˈlɪptə
captor
ˈkæptə
chapter
ˈtʃæptə
descriptor
dɪˈskrɪptə
Gupta
ˈɡʌptə
helicopter
ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə
hemipter
hɪˈmɪptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interruptor
ˌɪntəˈrʌptə
lithontriptor
ˌlɪθɒnˈtrɪptə
lithotripter
ˈlɪθəˌtrɪptə
nipter
ˈnɪptə
peripter
pəˈrɪptə
raptor
ˈræptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
scripter
ˈskrɪptə
sculptor
ˈskʌlptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANAGLYPTA

Anaheim

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANAGLYPTA

acta
akita
Atlanta
beta
Chandragupta
costa
data
delta
fiesta
Jakarta
kata
Kota
lepta
lex non scripta
lex scripta
Malta
Meta
pta
septa
upta

Synonyms and antonyms of Anaglypta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Anaglypta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANAGLYPTA

Find out the translation of Anaglypta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Anaglypta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Anaglypta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Anaglypta
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Anaglypta
570 millions of speakers

English

Anaglypta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Anaglypta
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Anaglypta
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Anaglypta
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anaglypta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Anaglypta
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Anaglypta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anaglypta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prägetapete
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Anaglypta
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Anaglypta
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anaglypta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anaglypta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Anaglypta
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनगलीप्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anaglypta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anaglypta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Anaglypta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Anaglypta
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Anaglypta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Anaglypta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Anaglypta
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

anaglypta
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

anaglypta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Anaglypta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANAGLYPTA»

The term «Anaglypta» is normally little used and occupies the 120.410 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANAGLYPTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Anaglypta» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Anaglypta» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Anaglypta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANAGLYPTA»

Discover the use of Anaglypta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Anaglypta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
Especially since two popular historical examples, Lincrusta and Anaglypta, are still manufactured. Both are made almost the same way they were over 100 years ago, when they were used to provide texture and relief to walls, wainscots and ...
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Old-House Journal
stores. So Anaglypta survives, but be ware: its name has been stolen. ]HE FIRST THING that any prospective purchaser of Anaglypta „J(E needs to know is that anything ® which says "Anaglypta" on the label isn't really the original cotton-fiber  ...
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Old-House Journal
Prepare the Anaglypta according to the wallcovering instructions and then follow these extra steps: Because there are no doors or windows to contend with, Anaglypta is relatively easy to hang on ceilings. Scaffolding is essential and the job ...
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Old House Interiors
/£ ««<•'%# * L» oday s most stylish walls are taking a cue from yesterday. The timeless beauty of Anaglypta® and Lincrusta® wall coverings has been a part of sophisticated interiors for over a hundred years. Anaglypta® features an embossed ...
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The Phrenology Of Anaglypta
Funny, irreverent, touching and of the highest quality, The Phrenology of Anaglypta showcases the talents of one of those rare people who can turn diversity into an art form in itself
Geoff Stevens, 2003
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Old House Interiors
Thomas J. Palmer, an enterprising employee of the Lincrusta-Walton Company, sought to solve this problem and came up with Anaglypta, a lightweight, machine -embossed wallpaper. Anaglypta was named from the Greek ana, meaning ...
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2006 National Renovation & Insurance Repair Estimator
BORDER *• Wallpaper border, high grade If $.37 $3.17 $3.54 continued Use remove price when Replace Material 2.32 Labor 85 Remove Lobor 37 removing border only. i $3.01 \ ANAGLYPTA > Anaglypta embossed wall or ceiling covering, ...
Jonathan Russell, 2005
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Old-House Journal
But now there is a very satisfactory substitute: Anaglypta wallcovering. ANAGLYPTA IS A very thick, heavily embossed paper- -much like papier mache. The emboss ing is deep and the detail is quite sharp. THE MATERIAL is available in 14 ...
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Old-House Journal
Anaglypta, an embossed wallpaper, is lighter than Lincrusta, so it was used for freizes and ceilings (where it mocked expensive plasterwork — see photo below) as well as walls. Lincrusta and Anaglypta were usually finished with a variety of ...
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Old-House Journal
Announcing the Winners of The Finishing Touch Contest Presented by: Crown Berger Ltd, and Old-House Journal Contestants submitted photos of their installations of Anaglypta® or Lincrusta* embossed wallcoverings and were judged ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANAGLYPTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Anaglypta is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historic Morgan House to open for Saturday morning tours
With its wide variety of splendid woodwork in its original condition, its six f! ireplaces, gas-light fixtures and original Anaglypta and Lincrusta wall ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, May 15»
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His home, garden have evolved over 27 years
The living room ceiling is covered in Anaglypta paper trimmed with copper leaf. The living room mantel, made of steel and stone, was designed ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15»
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Intricately patterned fabrics are creating a serious impact this spring
... wallpaper sample books, while Simone Rocha actually used the w-word to describe her anaglypta-like, bubbly textured suits in purest white. «The Independent, Mar 15»
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Abel Heywood, Manchester: hotel review
Most obviously, it seeks to recreate a vintage, 19th-century boozer (faux, nicotine-stained Anaglypta ceiling, Victoriana, leather booths, ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Whatever happened to the 'best room'?
... the other rooms were bombsites, but the best room was an oasis of Pledge-scented order and Anaglypta calm. Some had grandfather clocks ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Sheffield artist has a passion for patterns
... her New York town house - and she has been supported in her research by Anaglypta, one of the country's oldest wallpaper manufacturers. «Sheffield Telegraph, Jan 15»
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Beauty of Stone: Maxfield Parish inspired residential masterpiece
We smooth-walled and primed over the texture, then we applied different styles of “Anaglypta” embossed vinyl wall paper over the walls and ... «My Edmonds News, Jan 15»
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Before you buy: Choosing wallpaper
If you've already got pattern in a room, opt instead for wallpaper with texture such as grasscloth or anaglypta (paper embossed with a pattern ... «Ottawa Citizen, Dec 14»
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SALFORD POET JB BARRINGTON BOOK OF REAL VERSE
JB's first book of poetry, Woodchip, Anaglypta and Nicotined Artex Ceilings, comes with a warning - `Contains poems that rhyme' – and sets the ... «Salford Star, Nov 14»
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Got $4.49M and Five Friends? Buy This Awesome Victorian Now
There are ornate fireplaces, each of them different, stained-glass windows, built-in shelving, brackets, medallions, and decorative Anaglypta ... «Curbed SF, Oct 14»

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