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moucharaby

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meshrebeeyeh, mashrebeeyeh, mouch-araby, mushrabiya
meshrebeeyeh, 3
meshrebeeyeh, 1
1. An elaborately turned wood screen enclosing a balcony window in an Arabic structure.
2. Such a screen otherwise used.
3. A balcony with a parapet and machicolations projected over a gate to defend the entrance; the parapet may be either embattled or plain.


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Fretwork and lattice remind us of the complicated lives of women: of the intricate tracery of jalis, carved in marble or stone, in India, or moucharabys, timber screens on windows in Muslim houses in North Africa.
Images of the institute, splashed far and wide after it opened in 1988, showcased its defining feature: a glass wall sandwiching self-adjusting apertures that form a pattern like a high-tech moucharaby.
 
 
 
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