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1.A sash fast.2.A sash fast controlled by a key.3.An upright mortised lock.

A carpenter’s plane for trimming the inside of a window frame or doorframe;has a special notched cutter.

In a horizontally pivoted sash or transom,one of a pair of plates providing the pivot mechanism.

A small metal plate sunk in a sash rail,or a handle attached to the rail,for raising or lowering the sash.

In a double hung window,a pulley mortised into the side of the frame near the top;the sash cord or sash chain passes over this pulley to the counterweight.

A metal tape used in place of a sash cord.
 

A small saw,similar to but smaller than a tenon saw,used for cutting the tenons of sashes.

Same as sash pole socket.

See window spring bolt.

A small strip nailed or screwed around a cased frame to hold a sash(of a double hung window) in place;also called a window stop.

Wood which has been cut to stock sizes and shapes and prepared for making window frames.

A round brush used for painting frames,glazing bars,and other details of sash windows.

A weight (usually of cast iron) used to balance a vertically sliding sash.

Any window having a sliding (vertically or horizontally) or hung sash,but usually a double hung window.

A metal plate attached to a sash (or a transom) which is beyond hand reach;the sash can be raised or lowered by means of a pole having a hook at the far end,which is inserted in the socket.

Any framework of a window;may be movable or fixed;may slide in a vertical plane (as in a double-hung window) or may be pivoted (as in a casement window);a pivoted sash also is called a ventilator,2.

Architecture prevalent in Persia under the Sassanian dynasty (3rd to 7th cent. A.D.);excelled in large palace complexes with open iwansand the extensive use of barrel vaults and parabolic domes on squinches of brick or rubblestone,set in plaster mortar and constructed without centering.The massive walls were covered with stucco decor or articulated by pilasters and cornices.

A relatively small town,primarily residential,established in the vicinity of a city of much greater size;sometimes called a bedroom community.

In Swedish architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries,a type of hipped roof with vertical breaks which were often provided with windows.

See scratch brushed finish.

A paint having a low gloss finish. 

The subdued gloss of a paint film. 

A hard,fine-grained,pale to golden yellow wood of the gum arabic(acacia gum)tree;esp.used in cabinetwork and decorative paneling.
 

Cancellation of an encumbrance on real property,usually by payment of the debt secured by it.

A document,prepared and executed in such manner as to be appropriate for recording in real estate records,evidencing the fact that an encumbrance has been discharged.

In roofing,a bituminous material,having a low softening point,used for impregnating the felt in asphalt prepared roofing.

Air containing the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature;the partial pressure of the water vapor is equal to the vapor pressure of water at the same temperature.

The condition of an aggregate particle or other porous solid when the permeable voids are filled with water but the exposed surfaces are dry.

The pressure above a liquid at constant temperature which is confined so that the vapor from the liquid accumulates above it;the value depends on the temperature and the properties of the liquid.

The air temperature at which,for any given water vapor content,the air is saturated;any further temperature reduction results in condensation.

1.The condition under which air at a given temperature and pressure holds the maximum amount of water vapor without causing precipitation.2.The degree of purity of a color.A color is said to be saturated when it contains no white.

A dome that is very shallow;its radius of curvature of the dome is very large compared with its rise.

A steam bath,of Finnish origin,in which steam is produced by spraying water on very hot stones;in some modern units,heated surfaces other than stone are used.

1.One of many saplings used in roof construction in pueblo architecture;such saplings are laid across the roof beams (vigas) to provide support for fiber matting,then covered by a thick layer of earth or dried mud that acts as a roof. 2.Red cedar posts once used in Spanish Colonial homes.

A cutting tool having a thin,flat metal blade,band,or stiff plate with cutting teeth along the edge;worked either by a reciprocating motion (as in a handsaw) or by a continuous motion (as in a band saw).

A bench on which a circular saw is mounted.

A concrete made of a mixture of sawdust and concrete.

The surface of any stone which has been sawn,e.g.,sand-sawn,shot-sawn,etc.

In hardened concrete,a joint cut by means of special silicon carbide or diamond blades;generally not to the full depth of the member.

Same as diaconicon. 

Same as preventative maintenance.

An arch which forms part of a circle which is less than a semicircle.

A rock, the constituent  minerals of which have assumed a position in more or less closely parallel layers or folia;due to metamorphic action;used principally for flagging.

1.The apse or alcove containing a tub in Roman baths.2.An exedra or alcove in a palaestra for relaxation or conversation.3.At the head of the nave of a church,the space set aside for the choir.Also called a schola cantorum.

An educational institution offering studies at differentiated levels to groups of pupils of various ages;instruction may be given by one or more teachers.It may be contained in a single structure or a group of separate buildings;may be under private or public auspices.

A building in which classes are conducted at different educational levels for students up to college age.Also see one-room schoolhouse.

The geometrical representation of a building,showing its interior structure or arrangement.

Same as intonaco. 

Same as cyma. 

Same as cymatium.