Category: General

See batter pile.

A mantelpiece.

The molding formed by joining two ogees with the convex ends together and in section resembling the brace used as a symbol in printing. Also see keel molding.

An excavation whose perimeter is retained by sheeting.

See framed door.

An openwork truss in the form of an arch.

Strengthened or well interlaced and linked together by bracing.

A block of wood used to lock in place adjacent layers of a built-up wood beam.

A projecting metal bracket, having a socket and ring for holding a flagstaff, torch, or the like; esp. used on Renaissance palaces in Florence and Siena.

On drawings, abbr. for bedroom.