Glossary

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daubing

1. See dabbing. 2. A rough coating of plaster given to a wall by throwing plaster against it.

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casing knife

In paperhanging, a knife used to trim wallpaper around casings, at moldings, baseboards, etc.

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casing bead

A bead applied to edges of a plaster surface to provide a stop or a separation between two dissimilar materials.

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datum point

In surveying, the point to which all other points are related.

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datum dimension

A dimension that exactly locates a reference point, reference line, or reference plane.

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datum

A level surface or point to which other levels are related; a reference in measuring elevations.

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