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Architecture

Dentil

Construction; Architecture

A small square shape often repeated in a horizontal line.

Dome

Construction; Architecture

A vault of even curvature on a circular base which can be segmental, semicircular, pointed, or bulbous.

Shutter dogs

Construction; Architecture

Small metal structures used to hold the shutters against the wall.

Bevelled wood ridge

Construction; Architecture

A wood strip that covers the ridge pole; commonly found on wood-shake roofs.

Billet

Construction; Architecture

A Romanesque moulding consisting of several bands of raised short cylinders or square pieces placed at regular intervals

Siding

Construction; Architecture

The finished covering on the outside of non masonry walls of houses and buildings. Shingles, wood siding, aluminium siding, vinyl siding, stucco, etc.

Sill

Construction; Architecture

A horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of a window or door opening.

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