Entablature

A term in classic architecture applied to the ornamented portion of a building which rests in horizontal position upon supporting columns; is subdivided into three parts, the ...

bed

Building materials; Stone

1. In granites or marbles, a layer or sheet of the rock mass that is horizontal, commonly curved and lenticular, as developed by fractures. Sometimes applied also to the surface ...

splay

Building materials; Stone

A beveled or slanted surface.

wall tie

Building materials; Stone

A bonder or metal piece which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.

oolitic limestone

Building materials; Stone

A calcite-cemented calcareous stone formed of shells and shell fragments, practically non-crystalline in character. It is found in massive deposits located almost entirely in ...

aedicule

Building materials; Stone

A canopied niche framed by colonettes, resembling a temple and intended as a shrine or votive offering; a doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment.

boss

Building materials; Stone

A carved stone positioned at the apex of a ribbed vault.

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Etymology: Middle English tribut, from Latin tributum, from neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere to allot, bestow, grant, pay, from tribus ...