Fig. 562. Prismatic mouldings.
Prismatic (mouldings). A kind of moulding resembling the facets of a prism (Fig. [562]), which is sometimes met with in archivolts of the Romano-Byzantine period. The same term is likewise applied to mouldings characteristic of the flamboyant style, which assume, especially in their base, the form of prisms.
Proaron, Gr. and R. (πρόαρον; ἀρύω, to draw water). A vessel of a flattened spheroid form, with two handles.
Proaulium, R. (pro, in front of). The vestibule of any building.
Prochous, Gr. (πρόχοος, i. e. thing for pouring out). A small jug for pouring liquid into a cask; it had a narrow neck, a very large handle, and a pointed mouth.
Procœton, Gr. and R. (προ-κοιτών). An antechamber or room preceding other rooms or chambers.
Prodd, O. E. A light cross-bow, used by ladies, temp. Elizabeth.
Prodomos, Arch. (πρό-δομος). The façade of a temple or building, and sometimes the porch of a church.
Profile. The side view of the human face. It is observed by Fairholt that “a face which, seen directly in front, is attractive by its rounded outline, blooming colour, and lovely smile, is often divested of its charms when seen in profile, and strikes only as far as it has an intellectual expression. Only where great symmetry exists, connected with a preponderance of the intellectual over the sensual, will a profile appear finer than the front face.”
Projectura, R. The beaver of a helmet.