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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PYR-RAY |
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RANDOM (older forms randon, randrun; from the French, cf. randir, to run quickly, impetuously; generally taken to be of Teutonic origin and connected with Ger. Rand, edge, brim, the idea being possibly of a brimming river) , an adjective originally meaning impetuous, hasty, hence done without purpose or aim, haphazard. The term
random work
architecture , by the rag-stone
random without any attempt at laying them in courses. " Random coursed work
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but the stones are of varying height, and fitted to one another (see MASONRY). End of Article: RANDOM (older forms randon, randrun; from the French, cf. randir, to run quickly, impetuously; generally taken to be of Teutonic origin and connected with Ger. Rand, edge, brim, the idea being possibly of a brimming river) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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