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beak molding

1. A pendant fillet with a channel behind it on the edge of a corona, larmier, or stringcourse, etc., so called because […]

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beam compass

An instrument used to draw large circles or arcs of circles for full-sized working drawings; has a long horizontal bar on which two

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bed joint

1. A horizontal layer of mortar on which masonry units are laid. 2. One of the radial joints in an arch. 3.

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bed molding

1. A molding of the cornice of an entablature situated beneath the corona and immediately above the frieze. 2. The lowest member of

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bedplate

A plate, frame, or platform which supports a heavy object such as a machine or furnace; a baseplate.

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batter board

1. One of a pair of horizontal boards which are nailed (at right angles to each other) to three posts set beyond

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battlement, embattlement

1. A fortified parapet with alternate solid parts and openings, termed respectively merlons  and embrasures  or crenels  (hence crenelation). Generally

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