1. Blast-furnace slag or similar material from volcanoes. 2. Ashes, esp. from soft coal.

The treasury of a church for storing valuables such as ceremonial garb and holy objects.

A lantern or cupola above or nearly above the high altar in Spanish architecture.

A band or fillet around the shaft of a column.

A low, narrow, masonry wall that supports a timber-framed structure; keeps the lowest beam (i.e., the cill-beam) dry, and thus