cast-iron lacework
Mass-produced decorative ironwork of intricate design, formed by the casting process and therefore relatively inexpensive compared with wrought-iron work.
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D-crack, D-line crack
1. In concrete surfaces, one of many fine, closely spaced cracks; often in random patterns. 2. In highway slabs, one
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cast-iron front
load-bearing facade composed of prefabricated parts, commonly used on commercial buildings ca. 1850 1870.
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cast-iron boiler
A boiler furnished in sections of cast iron, usually assembled at the place of installation; the capacity of the boiler
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cast-iron architecture
In building construction, cast iron used in combination with wrought iron for the framing of commercial buildings and for the