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Stone
A piece of rock that is quarried then worked into a specific size or shape to serve a function as a useful building or paving material.
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agate
Building materials; Stone
A variegated type of quartz showing colored bands or other markings (clouded, moss-like, etc.).
Plinths
Building materials; Stone
The square or rectangular base of a column; a base or pedestal, frequently inscribed, to support a statue or other isolated object; the base block at the juncture of baseboard and trim around an ...
Smooth finish
Building materials; Stone
The surface texture produced by planer machines plus the removal of objectionable tool marks; also known as smooth planar finish or smooth machine finish.
Cortile
Building materials; Stone
The term for an internal courtyard, usually open to the air, surrounded by arcades to blur the distinction between interior and exterior.
Clerestory
Building materials; Stone
The upper part of a wall pierced by windows to bring light into the centre of a building, as in the nave of a church.
Abacus
Building materials; Stone
The uppermost component of a classical column, most often a plain square slab but sometimes embellished.
Scale
Building materials; Stone
Thin lamina or paper-like sheets of rock, often loose, and interrupting an otherwise smooth surface of stone.
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