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pediment
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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pediment A. triangular gable-like part crowning a façade XVII;
B. base, foundation XVIII. Earlier
pedament,
pedement, refash. of
periment (XVI), prob. deformation of
PYRAMID. Sense B is due to direct assoc. with L.
pēs,
ped- -FOOT and
-MENT, and the present form simulates derivation from these elements.
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Pediment and Inmet Mining Begin Drill Testing Caborca Porphyry Targets
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2007) - Pediment Exploration (TSX VENTURE:PEZ) is...indicative of porphyry mineralization. Pediment has contracted Layne de Mexico to carry...magnetic responses, as defined by Pediment's geophysical programs and available...
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Pediment and Inmet Mining to Explore for Copper-Gold Porphyries at Caborca
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 4, 2006) - Pediment Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PEZ...explore for copper gold porphyry deposits on Pediment's Caborca project. The agreement allows Pediment to continue to focus on project acquisition...
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NewWest Gold Corporation Extends Known Mineralization at Southeast Pediment.
PR Newswire Europe; 12/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...of its 20 holes drilled at Southeast Pediment verified high-grade occurrences, with...The announced results at Southeast Pediment are in conjunction with NewWest's Phase...Humboldt County, Nevada. Southeast Pediment is one of the four deposits being explored...
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Pediment Exploration Ltd.: Company Update
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 11/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...CCNMatthews - Nov. 24, 2006) - Pediment Exploration (TSX VENTURE:PEZ)(FWB...Northwestern Mexico. During the past quarter, Pediment has greatly expanded its technical staff...simultaneously for the foreseeable future. Pediment is subject to the same delays in receiving...
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Pediment Secures Surface Rights at San Antonio.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 12/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Pediment Gold Corp. (TSX:PEZ)(OTCBB:PEZGF)(FRANKFURT:P5E) ("Pediment" or "the Company") is pleased...exploration or other disturbance within the Pediment concession holdings which total approximately...
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Pediment Exploration Ltd.: TSX Approves Take-Over of Minera Pitalla S.A. de C.V.; Pediment Closes Placement and Moves to a Tier 2 Listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Business Wire; 10/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...agreement. In addition, Pediment may issue an additional 2...the transactions positions Pediment firmly in western Sonora State...climate-topographic regimes. Pediments Exploration team is led by...Mexico with Phelps Dodge Corp. Pediment is formulating exploration...
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Pediments add a decorative look to entrances.(New Homes)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/4/2000; 700+ words
; ...Decorative moldings and pediments are two other architectural...that are strictly for show. Pediments once were structural elements...just the feeling of arrival a pediment adds. "They mark the entrance...Arlington Heights. "Typically, pediments are used on doorways from...
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Pediment Exploration Ltd.: Project Update
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 2/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...CCNMatthews - Feb. 16, 2007) - Pediment Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PEZ...Colinas; Two drill rigs now operating. Pediment's drill contractor at Colinas-BCS...in an area of low relief and extensive pediment cover. A field examination has not located...
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Pediment Exploration Ltd.: TSX Approves Take-Over of Minera Pitalla S.A. de C.V.; Pediment Closes Placement and Moves to a Tier 2 Listing on the TSX Venture Exchange
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 10/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...agreement. In addition, Pediment may issue an additional 2...the transactions positions Pediment firmly in western Sonora State...climate-topographic regimes. Pediments Exploration team is led by...Mexico with Phelps Dodge Corp. Pediment is formulating exploration...
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Pediment Acquires High Potential Project in the Mulatos-La India Gold Silver Camp
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 1/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...CCNMatthews - Jan. 9, 2007) - Pediment Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PEZ...tonne gold from this structural zone. Pediment's due diligence sampling in the same...one- to three-metre sample lengths. Pediment was drawn to the camp based on recent...
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pediments
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...xB0;. Individual pediments can coalesce to...Just why and how pediment surfaces develop...rectilinear than short pediments, which are usually...In other words, pediment slope curvature declines as pediments lengthen. This...
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pediment
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
pediment. Low-pitched triangular...relief. Greek or Greek Revival pediments were lower in pitch than Roman examples. Pediments may crown subordinate features...termed fronton. The triangular pediment is the most usual, but the...
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scrolled pediment
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
scrolled pediment. Open-topped curved pediment , its two S-shaped sides ending in scrolls , also called bonnet-scroll , bonnet-top , goose-neck , or swan-neck .
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open pediment
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
open pediment. See pediment .
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pediment-arch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
pediment-arch. See arch .
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