Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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A chimney stack.
Same as chimney throat.
Same as chimney cheek.
Same as grass cloth.
Glazed,vitrified,sanitary ware.
See tung oil.
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1.A pigment in the iron blue family.2.One type of Prussian blue.
Same as rat-trap bond.
A lattice pattern of Chinese motif described under Chinese Chippendale.
A combination of horizontal,vertical,and diagonal lines,slats,or bars,that form a geometric pattern,as in Chinese Chippendale.
A paint using zinc oxide as the principal pigment.
In a wall,a crack or fissure of greater length than breadth.
A board used to cover chinking in an exterior wall.
A Western European and English architectural and decorative fashion employing Chinese ornamentation and structural elements,particularly in 18th cent.Rococo design.
A broken fragment of marble or other mineral aggregate,screened to a specified size.
A small ax for chipping timber or stone into shape.
Hand decorating a wood surface by slicing away chips,forming incised geometric patterns.
Same as checking except that the edges of the cracks are raised or pulled away from the plaster base,resulting in the loss of bond.
See particleboard.
See chunk glass.
A wood surface from which small bits have been ripped as a result of defective planing or machine work.
See paving breaker.
A chain saw whose cutting teeth are shaped so as to permit curved cuts.
Treatment of a hardened concrete surface by chiseling.
Of a paint coating (or the like),the ability of one or more coats to resist the removal of any portion of its surface as a result of impacts.
A hand tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade (usually steel);used in dressing,shaping,or working wood,stone,metal,etc.usually driven with a hammer or mallet.Also see cold chisel and wood chisel.
A heavy,steel hand bar with a chisel edge on one end.
A chain saw whose cutting teeth are shaped so that it can only make straight cuts.
A knife with a square edge,usually 11⁄2 in.(3.8 cm) or less in width,used to scrape off paint or wallpaper in areas where a wider-edged stripping knife would not be suitable.
A pattern of shingles or tiles on a roof in which the bottom corners of the shingles or tiles are clipped at an angle.
A viscous liquid or solid used as a plasticizer or in flame retardant paints.
A wedge or block used to prevent an object from moving.
That part of a church,between the sanctuary and the nave,usually occupied by a group of singers.
An aisle parallel to and adjoining the choir.
A balcony choir area.
A railing separating the choir from the nave or the crossing.
A screen wall,railing,or partition of any type dividing the choir from the nave,aisles, and crossing.
A seat with arms and a high back,often covered with a canopy,for clergy and singers.
A wall between piers and under anarcade screening the choir from the aisles.
Same as choultry.
Same as split face machine.
In the Greek Orthodox church,a piscina.
In ancient Greece and Rome,a large space behind a theater stage where the chorus rehearsed and where stage properties were kept.
Rehearsal room in a church for a choir.
1.A principal member of a truss which extends from one end to the other,primarily to resist bending;usually one of a pair of such members.2.The straight line between two points on a curve.3.The span of an arch.
See modulus of elasticity.
1.A caravansary.2.In India,a large village hall or place of assembly.
A niche close to a church font which holds the consecrated oil for baptism.
Christ symbol composed of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ,chi and rho;a “Christogram.”
In Colonial New England,the paneled front door of a house in which the stiles and rails of the door form a pattern suggestive of a cross,the two lower stiles and rails form a pattern vaguely suggestive of an open book,representing the Bible.Also called a cross and bible door.
