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double header

A header joist made of two pieces of lumber, fixed together by bolts or nails, to provide greater strength than a single […]

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door

1. An entranceway. 2. A barrier (usually solid) which swings, slides, tilts, or folds to close an opening in a wall or

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door bar

A heavy bar across a door to prevent it from being opened, such as a plank dropped between metal holders on each

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door bolt

A manually operated sliding rod or bar attached to a door for locking it; a spring is not part of the locking

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door closer

1. A device combining a spring for closing and a compression chamber into which liquid or air escapes slowly, thus providing a means

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door head

1. The uppermost member of a doorframe. 2. A horizontal projection above a door.

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ditriglyph

An interval between two columns such as to admit two triglyphs in the entablature instead of one, as usual.

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