Glossary

Spreading mortar on a masonry unit with a trowel.

A roof, often over a balcony or porch, that is suggestive of the curvature of a suspended cloth canopy.

A hole left in a retaining wall to permit water in the earth behind the wall to drain through it.

A water conduit, pipe, or clay-tile spout on a Hispanic building.

Said of a surface that is fluted or grooved.