Glossary

Glossary

butterflies

Color imperfections in lime-putty finish. If unscreened lime has lumps which are not broken up in mixing, white spots occur […]

Glossary

canal, canalis

A channel or groove, as a hollow between the fillets of the volutes of an Ionic capital.

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butter

1. To smooth on plastic roofing cement or roofing adhesive with a trowel, as on a flashing. 2. To apply

Glossary

butt-end treatment

A technique of preserving timber posts by soaking the ends (which may be exposed to soil and/or water) in woodpreservative

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butted frame

A doorframe which has a thickness less than or equal to the thickness of the wall in which it is

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