All 7 Uses of
medieval
in
The Fountainhead
- It looked like a medieval fortress, with a Gothic cathedral grafted to its belly.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- He appeared, once, at a fancy-dress Arts Ball and created a sensation by his costume of a medieval stonecutter, scarlet velvet and tights; he was mentioned in a society-page account of the event—the first mention of his name in print—and he saved the clipping.†
Chpt 1.6
- …private or public, in heaven or on earth; that he had been cursed by preachers, bankers, club-women and labor organizers; that he had better manners than the social elite whom he usually mocked, and a tougher constitution than the laborers whom he usually defended; that he could discuss the latest play on Broadway, medieval poetry or international finance; that he never donated to charity, but spent more of his own money than he could afford, on defending political prisoners anywhere.†
Chpt 1.9
- His rich white hair rose over his forehead and fell to his shoulders in the sweep of a medieval mane.†
Chpt 1.10
- It pleased her when Athelstan Beasely wrote in his column in the A.G.A. Bulletin, discussing the architecture of medieval castles: "To understand the grim ferocity of these structures, we must remember that the wars between feudal lords were a savage business—something like the feud between Miss Dominique Francon and Mr. Howard Roark."†
Chpt 2.8
- The situation is medieval and a disgrace to democracy.†
Chpt 4.16
- A face remote and quiet, with a dignity of its own, not a living attribute, but the dignity of a figure on a medieval tomb that speaks of past greatness and forbids a hand to reach out for the remains.†
Chpt 4.19
Definition:
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(medieval) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
(European history from about 5th to the 16th centuries that is often thought of as a time of instability, superstition, plagues, feudal lords, and knighthood)editor's notes: The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and was followed by the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.