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1. The longitudinal curvature of a rod, bar, or piece of tubing or lumber. 2. A flexible rod for laying large curves to any desired curvature. 3. Old English term for flying …

1. The lowest horizontal structural member of the frame of a door or window that interconnects its vertical members. 2. The lower rail in a balustrade.

1. A projecting, usually richly carved ornament placed at the   of ribs, groins, beams, etc., or at the termination of a molding. 2. In masonry, a roughly shaped stone set …

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

An auxiliary pump which is used in a piping system to increase or maintain the pressure in the system.

The assembling of wood veneers from the same flitch so that successive sheets are alternated face up and face down. In figured wood, side byside sheets show a symmetrical mirror image about the …

A roof having a double slope on all four sides, the lower slope being less steep than the upper slope; often extends over an open-sided raised porch to provide excellent shade for the …

In masonry, a bondstone that extends the full thickness of the wall; also called a throughstone.

1. A metallic pin or rod having a head at one end and an external thread on the other for screwing up a nut; used for holding members or parts of members …

1. A short horizontal timber or steel member placed on top of a column to support and decrease the span of beams or girders. 2. One of the rolls forming the sides …