false window, blind window
The representation of a window inserted to complete a series of windows or to give symmetry; a blank window .
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false tenon, inserted tenon
A tenon of hardwood, inserted where the tenon of a jointed timber has insufficient strength.
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false set, early stiffening, hesitation set, plaster set, premature stiffening, rubber set
The rapid development of rigidity in a freshly mixed portland cement paste, mortar, or concrete without the generation of much
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false roof
A ceiling, esp. in an upper room or garret, which is shaped like a roof but is separated from the
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false proscenium
A frame, on stage, directly behind the proscenium arch; used to expose a smaller stage area.
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false machicolation
An overhanging defensive structure in a medieval fortification that has the appearance of a machicolation, but has no opening through