cardo

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The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.

The hinge of a bivalve shell.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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West strolled through the Cardo Maximus, the remains of the old Roman street and shops from not long after the period in which Jesus lived. Source: Internet

In new Roman towns the forum was usually located at, or just off, the intersection of the main north-south and east-west streets (the cardo and decumanus ). Source: Internet

The main Hadrianic cardo terminated not far beyond its junction with the decumanus, where it reached the Roman garrison's encampment, but in the Byzantine era it was extended over the former camp to reach the southern walls of the city. Source: Internet

The term cardinal at one time applied to any priest permanently assigned or incardinated to a church, citation or specifically to the senior priest of an important church, based on the Latin cardo (hinge), meaning "principal" or "chief". Source: Internet

The Cardo gets increasingly narrower as you get further into the city and closer to the entrance to the plaza where the Wailing Wall was. Source: Internet

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