den
An indoor retreat, usually small, for work or leisure. Also see chamber, 1.
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center nailing
The nailing of slates (at a point just above their middle) along a line which is slightly above the head
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center-matched
Said of tongue-and-grooved lumber with its tongue-and-groove at the center of the piece rather than offset as in standard matched.
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center line
A line representing an axis of symmetry; usually shown on drawings as a broken line
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centering rafter
The common rafter, directly adjacent to a hip rafter, that joins the longitudinal member at the apex of a roof.
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center-hung sash
A window sash hung on its centers so that it swings about a horizontal axis.
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center-hung door, center-pivoted door
A door which is supported by and swings about a pivot recessed in the floor at a point located on
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center-hall cabin, central-hall cabin
A cabin having two rooms that are separated by a hallway; often, there is an exterior chimney on each end