alidad n surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments n surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles Usage(s) If Miguel Alemn was serious about his campaign slogans, he had embarked upon one project more formidable than all others: the building of mor-alidad (public morality) in the . Synonym(s) alidade
News & Articles alidad On the Books: From Imari Ceramics to Replica Yalis: Find 30 Years of Global Glamour in Alidad's First Book Photo courtesy of Rizzoli In the opening pages of Alidad's first book, The Timeless Home, the London-based interior designer, lauded for his gauche-less brand of heady layering and moneyed internationality, is described as "a collector and interpreter of ideas," and,... Feb. 5, 2014 - Curbed