bagdadie

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بغدادی (bağdadi, stuccoed ceiling in Baghdadi style).

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bagdadie f (plural bagdadii)

  1. (dialectal, Moldavia (region)) Synonym of tavan
    • 1915, Emil Gârleanu, Comoara:
      Bagdadia plecată într-o parte apasă deasupra ușei ce s-a scufundat, lăsându-și un colț mai sus.
      The ceiling, leant on one side, presses upon the door that has sunken, pointing one corner upwards.
  2. (dialectal, Transylvania) ornamental ceiling in a church

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