Italian: apicatoEnglish translation: apex/apexed 
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Italian term or phrase: apicato | In relation to Islamic art, a couple of instances:
" ... mentre nella parte inferiore del corpo è presente un decoro a motivi apicati."
"La decorazione della ciotola, limitata alla parete esterna, consiste in una grande iscrizione in caratteri cufici con aste apicate e con alcune lettere terminanti in volute ..."
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseLaurence Nunny (asker): 7:50am Jul 29, 2005: Thanks both for your input. "Tapered" was very nice, and is probably just as good.
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| | apexed | Explanation:
I've searched the word together with decoration, and a quick look at the links seems to confirm that a literal translation may be the one here... in the first link (and possibly in others) you can also see some photos |
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luskie
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| Note from asker to answererCustomer response to query:
"aste apicate" - Si tratta proprio di un apice, di una specie di vertice in alto.
"motivi apicati" - Si tratta di un motivo a forma di triangoli, quindi per motivo apicato si intende che ha in alto un apice, cioè un vertice.
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| apexed
Explanation:
I've searched the word together with decoration, and a quick look at the links seems to confirm that a literal translation may be the one here... in the first link (and possibly in others) you can also see some photos
Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=apexed+dec...
| luskie
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| Note from asker to answererCustomer response to query:
"aste apicate" - Si tratta proprio di un apice, di una specie di vertice in alto.
"motivi apicati" - Si tratta di un motivo a forma di triangoli, quindi per motivo apicato si intende che ha in alto un apice, cioè un vertice. |
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| tapered/tapering
Explanation:
perhaps ?
hth!
Linda
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Note added at 6 hrs 6 mins (2005-07-10 20:46:22 GMT)
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http://www.iranica.com/articles/v8f5/v8f523.html
(...) the vertical strokes of letters ending in slanting but blunt upper ends and pointed *tapering* or slightly inclined lower ends have a rhythmic harmony with the fine contour and proportion of its not-so-oval curves (...)
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http://www.pagesinhistory.com/Detail.tpl?rnd=7516&cart=AEB61...
The letters are distinguished by the strangely uneven quality of certain horizontal strokes, particularly at the end of a word, which are elongated, thickened and then *tapered* to a sword-like point
| Linda 969
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