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boxing

April 15, 2024

1. A box-like enclosure or recess at the side of a window frame that receives a boxing shutter when the shutter is […]

cased frame, fillet weld, shutter

box sill

April 15, 2024

A type of sill, 1 used in frame construction; a header joist, nailed to the ends of the floor joists, rests on

brace

April 15, 2024

1. A metal or wood member which is used to stiffen or support a structure; a strut which supports or fixes another

angle brace, bit stock, raker

brace table, brace scale, brace measure

April 15, 2024

A table indicating the length of hypotenuses for right isosceles triangles with legs of various lengths; used by carpenters in cutting wood braces

bonnet roof

April 15, 2024

A roof having a double slope on all four sides, the lower slope being less steep than the upper slope; often extends

French Vernacular architecture

bored lock

April 15, 2024

A lock intended for installation in a circular hole in a door.

blunt arch

April 15, 2024

An arch rising to a slight point, struck from two centers within the arch.

board-and-batten construction

April 15, 2024

Wall construction for a timber-framed house in which the exterior covering consists of closely spaced boards set vertically, with narrow wood strips covering

bochka

April 15, 2024

In early Russian architecture, a wooden roof whose peak has the shape of a horizontal cylinder with the upper side surface extending into