back observation
Same as backsight.
The leaf in a window shutter that folds behind the exposed leaf of the shutter; that part of a window shutter that folds
1. A thin wood strip which lines a window casing, next to the wall and opposite the pulley stile, and
A gutter installed on the uphill side of a chimney on a sloping roof; used to divert water around the
That part of the hearth, or floor, which is contained within the jambs of the fireplace.