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2. Round table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   The idea stems from the Arthurian legend about the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. Today, round tables are often used at conferences involving many parties. The most famous modern round table was the one used for talks between the Communist government and Solidarity in Poland in 1989; see: Polish Round Table Agreement. Hence, the term ...

3. Folding table - Wikipedia

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   Folding tables are used in homes, schools, churches, and other buildings that have rooms intended for various functions. Folding tables can be used for sit-down activities, and then easily removed and stored out of the way when open space is needed. Wooden folding tables are also sometimes used as weapons in professional wrestling.

4. Pedestal - Wikipedia

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   A pedestal, on the other hand, is defined as a shaft-like form that raises the sculpture and separates it from the base. [1] An elevated pedestal or plinth that bears a statue, and which is raised from the substructure supporting it (typically roofs or corniches), is sometimes called an acropodium.

5. Socle (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   In English, the term tends to be most used for the bases for rather small sculptures, with plinth or pedestal preferred for larger examples. [1] This is not the case in French. In the field of archaeology this term refers to a wall base, frequently of stone, that supports the upper part of the wall, which is made of a different material ...

6. What to know as Syrian rebels take charge after Assad's ouster

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   Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.

7. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Roman dining table: mensa lunata Large 17th-century English folding tables. Some very early tables were made and used by the Ancient Egyptians [4] around 2500 BC, using wood and alabaster. [5] They were often little more than stone platforms used to keep objects off the floor, though a few examples of wooden tables have been found in tombs.