Glossary

angle column

A column placed at the corner of a building, as at the corner of a portico; may be freestanding or […]

Glossary

angle collar

A cast-iron pipe fitting which has a socket at each end for joining with the spigot ends of two pipes

Glossary

angle closer

A special-shaped brick used to close the bond at the corner of a wall.

Glossary

angle clip

A short strip of angle iron used to secure structural elements at right angles.

Glossary

angle chimney

A chimney placed so that the sides of the chimney form an angle with the side walls of a room.

Glossary

angle buttress

One of two buttresses at right angles to each other, forming the corner of a structure.

Glossary

angle brick

Any brick having an oblique shape to fit an oblique, salient corner.

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