(architecture) A compartment of a vaulted ceiling.
A baldacchin.
shelvy
shelvy
adj
(of rock, ice, etc.) Having shelves.
Sloping; shallow.
shivey
skelvy
slavey
slavey
noun
(colloquial, historical) A female domestic servant; a maid or maidservant.
(colloquial, historical) A male servant.
smervy
snivey
spivey
survey
survey
noun
(US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
(historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
The act of surveying; a general view.
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
verb
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
sylvae
sylvae
noun
plural of sylva
sylvie
vestry
vestry
noun
A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.