A sharply pointed arch whose centers are farther apart than the width of the arch.

1. The elevated stronghold of a Greek city, usually with the temple of the patron divinity. 2. (cap.) The Acropolis

1. Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament. 2. More usually, the

A structural system for supporting an acoustical ceiling; may incorporate lighting fixtures and air diffusers.

A small ornament in the shape of a nut of the oak tree; sometimes used as a finial, pendant, or decorative element

A device installed in a drainage system into which the discharge of  acid is probable; neutralizes the discharge sufficiently to permit

An ornamental treatment, used over an arch, a door, or a window, composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle; often

A door, usually small, which is provided through a finished construction, as into a duct, through a ceiling, behind a wall, in

A common plant of the Mediterranean, whose leaves, stylized, form the characteristic decoration of capitals of Corinthian and Composite orders. In scroll form