2:i A RT.—r.KKn. — BELL-niXaiNO.— BIRDS. 



Veran'da. — A \vs\\i j^allery external to a house, supported on 

 I li liars, and (iCteu ciielo.sed in front with hitticc-work. 



Ves'tibule. — The porch or entrance into a house, or a large 

 • ipen space before the door, but covered. 



Vignette. — A running ornament, consisting of leaves and ten- 

 drils, used in Gothic architecture. 



Volute'. — A kind of spiral scroll, used in Ionic and Composite 

 capitals, of which it is a principal ornament. 



Wain'scot. — A wooden lining or boarding of walls made in 

 jiaiicis. 



Wheel- Window. — A circular window with radiating muUions, 

 resembling the disposition of spokes in a wheel. 



ART. 



Callotecb'nics (Gr. hahs, beautiful, and techne, an art). — The 

 ornamental or fine arts. 



Technics. — The doctrine of arts in general ; such branches of 

 learning as respect the arts. 



Technol'ogy (Gr. tcchne, and logos). — The science of the in- 

 (Inslridl arts. In its widest sense it would embrace the 

 whole field of industry, but it is restricted in usage to the 

 more important manufactures (spinning, weaving, metal- 

 lurgy, brewing, etc.). 



BEER 



Brewing. — The art of making beer, or an alcoholic liquor, 

 from a fermented infusion of some saccharine and amyla- 

 ceous substance with water. 



BELL-RINGING. 



Campanology ( L. campana, a bell, and Gr. logos, a discourse). 

 — The art of ringing bells. 



BIRDS. 



Ornithology (Gr. arm's, omithos, a bird, and logos, a discourse). 



— The .science of birds, which comprises a knowledge of 



their form, structure, habits, and uses. 

 One of the most recent classifications of birds is as follows : 

 1. Rapto'res. — Birds of prey, as eagles, vultures, and hawks. 



