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double-acting frame

A doorframe which does not contain doorstops, thereby permitting installation of a double-acting door.

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doty

Said of timber which has decayed.

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dote, doat, doze

A form of decay in which wood becomes soft and weak and has a dull lifeless appearance.

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dot

A small spot of plaster placed on a plastering surface, or a temporary nail; to assist the plasterer in leveling

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dosseret

A member or supplementary capital resting on the top of the capital of a column; see impost block; also called

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dossel

1. Same as reredos. 2. A hanging of silk, satin, damask, or cloth of gold at the back of an

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