The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts (1887) (14582348669)

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Title: The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts

Year: 1887 (1880s)

Authors: Garnsey, Geo. O. (George O.)

Subjects: Architecture

Publisher: Chicago : National Builder Publishing Co.

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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te the massive walls of an Egyptian temple.PVNUNTABLE. (Same as coping.)PYRAMID (Gr.) A massive erection of stone base, terminating at a point. PYRAMIDION. A small pyramid terminating the top of a shaft or obelisk.PYRAMIDOID. A geometrical solid. YDRA. A plain border, framepanel. AD1-LE. Small fillets or squares eachof an il to ali side Base. The lower of the ! member of a pedestal or plinth,ADRANGLE (Lat.) A plane figure of foursides and angles. ADRANT. The quarter of a circle.\DREL. A square stone.VDRIFORES. A door cut into four sectionsso as to open half in height or widthADRILATERAL. A geometrical figure.\DRIPORTKTS. A quadrangular portico.\RREL / A diamond shaped tile, slate orARRY \ light of glass. ARRY BED I A term used to denote the ARRY BOND f natural bed of stone whenstratified. \RTERS 1 Scantlings of studs ARTERINGS I from two to four VRTER PARTITIONS f inches thick. AARTER TIMBERS ) square panel.VRTER GRAIN. (See Quarter Sawed.)\RTER PACE. The quarter landing of astairwav.

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QUA - QUARTER ROUND. A moulding whose con-tour is a quarter ot a circle.QUARTER SAWED ( A method of sawing tim-OR RIFT SAWED f ber transversely to thecircular rings or plates, or cutting the me-dullary rays at right angles with the circlesof growth. QUATRE FOIL (Fr.) A gothic form, the out-line of which is derived by the intersect of four circles, the points of meeting beingtermed cusps. QUEEN. A certain size slate used in roofing. QUEEN-POST. A term applied to the sus-pended posts of a roof truss, serving thesame purpose of the king post, which sec. QUICKLIME. Lime in a fresh, live state. §™( Same as Choi, QUIRK. A groove or recess. (See Bead andQuirk.) QUIRK-MOULDING. A convex moulding.QUOIN (Fr.) (See Coin.) RABBET (Fr.) )A channel or groove sunkREBATE - into a piece of framingREBATING ) lumber; a square recess orsink. RABBET-JOINT. The joint formed by arabbet. RAD. A wall built of chopped straw and clay.RADIUS. In geometry the distance from the center of a circle to the circumf

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