Glossary

A circular metal boss used by the ancient Romans as a decoration for fastening parts of doors; often highly ornamented.

A tractor or other prime mover equipped with a blade attached by arms or brackets to its front end; used in pushing

A tool or machine used to smooth unformed surfaces of freshly placed concrete.

1. In plumbing, a pipe tee which is connected to a branch that is longer than the main run. 2. A plumbing tee

A brick or concrete masonry unit having one or more rounded exterior corners.

1. In masonry, a stretcher having a bullnose along the longest dimension for laying along an edge, as along a sill. 2.

Concrete having an exposed aggregate finish; usually obtained with a power-operated bushhammer which removes  (by percussive cutting) the sand-cement matrix about the