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MARBLEFrom the Greek meaning "to sparkle", a rock used in sculpture or architecture; or, a small glass ball (6)
GLOWRelated to the Icelandic meaning "to sparkle", a word for luminosity or phosphorescence; the rosiness of a healthy complexion; or, a feeling of warmth or wellbeing (4)
FRETGreek key pattern in decorative art and architecture; or, a sea fog (4)
PIETAA representation of Mary in sculpture or painting grieving over the body of Jesus after the crucifixion
FINEARTSuch as painting, sculpture or architecture
RHYTHMRelated to the Greek meaning "to flow", a vowelless word for a pattern of recurrence, such as musical beat or a regular harmonious sequence of colours, elements or shapes in art (6)
PONYFrom "foal, little colt" and known in French as "bidet", a small horse of 14.2 hands or less, upon which to sit astride; or, alluding to being less than full size, like said jennet, a small glass or m
RHYMEFrom Greek meaning "to flow", word for a crambo; a couplet or other piece of assonant verse; a poem; a consonant Cockney phrase/idiom; or, any chime, jingle or tink (5)
FLEURONFlower-like ornament employed in Gothic architecture or found at the centre of the face of a Corinthian abacus; or, a puff pastry garnish in the form of a crescent moon (7)
FOLIAGEFrom the Old French meaning "leaf", a word for frondescence; greenery used for decoration or floral design; or, a depiction of plant forms in architecture or art (7)
OZONEFrom the Greek meaning "to smell", a poisonous allotrope of oxygen, once believed to have a tonic effect and exist in fresh seaside air (5)
SCHISTFrom the Greek meaning "to split", a metamorphic rock often containing feldspars, garnet porphyroblasts, mica or quartz (6)
ORCHESTRADerived from the Greek meaning to dance, general word for a large musical ensemble combining brass, percussion, string and woodwind instruments (9)
TECTONICSFrom "builder", the study of the structure of Earth's lithosphere and crustal plates; or, the art or science of construction or architecture (9)
PORPHYRYA very hard rock of a purple and white colour that is used in sculpture (8)
SLOPESOrnamental flutes or grooves carved vertically on a Doric frieze in classical architecture; or, typographic representations of characters (6)
CLASSICISTLover of a style of art or architecture based on Greek or Roman models (10)
GESSOMixture of plaster and glue that is used in sculpture and as a background in painting
CARRARAHigh quality marble used in sculpture and building, named after the town in northern Tuscany where it is quarried (7)
ORDERAny of the major classical styles of architecture; or, an awarded decoration or honour (5)