Glossary

A combination window, 2, one element of which is a casement window.

1. A float tool used in plastering, either wood or metal, about 4 in. (10 cm) wide and about 42

1. In Indian and Persian architecture, a gateway. 2. In Oriental architecture, a dwelling.

Said of a beam (or girder) having a notch to receive another notched beam.

A city or fortress enclosure consisting of an outer and an inner masonry wall braced by transverse masonry partitions, which

A notch in a timber for receiving another timber or into which the head of a pile is fitted.

A vault or chamber in a bastion, having openings for the firing of weapons.