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Byzantine Revival

The reuse of Byzantine forms in the second half of the 19th century; an architectural mode found to a limited extent that borrows […]

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Byzantine architecture

The architecture of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire which developed from Early Christian and late Roman antecedents in the 4th cent., flourished principally

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BX, BX cable

A flexible, multi-conductor armored cable having an outer protective  covering consisting of a helically wound steel strip; used for connections to

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buttress pier

1. A pier acting as a buttress by receiving lateral thrusts. 2. The part of a buttress which rises above the point

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butt splice

A butt joint, 1 which is secured by nailing a piece of wood to each side of a joint.

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buttonhead

The head of a bar, bolt, rivet, or screw which is hemispherical in shape; usually the head is less than a full

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butt hinge

A door or window hinge consisting of two rectangular metal plates which are joined with a pin; in large hinges of this

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