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1. A column shaped somewhat like a baluster, with a short, massive shaft. 2. A short, thick-set column in a subordinate position, […]

On an Ionic capital, the return face (having the form of a concave roll), reaching from volute to volute.

An entire railing system (as along the edge of a balcony) including a top rail and its balusters, and sometimes a bottom

A device used to prevent water (or other liquids) from being siphoned into a potable water system.

An excavating machine for cutting trenches; a boom-mounted bucket moves toward the machine, cutting the ground like a hoe; then the

An oven constructed of bricks, usually having a circular or oval dome; often located within the hearth of the principal fireplace of

A pseudo-balcony; a low ornamental railing to a window, projecting but slightly beyond the threshold or sill.

An ornamental canopy over an altar, usually supported on columns, or a similar form over a tomb or throne.