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Configuration
Architecture; General architecture
The number, shape, organisation and relationship of panes (lights) of glass, sash, frame, muntins or tracery.
Cast iron
Architecture; General architecture
A type of iron, mass-produced in the nineteenth century, created by pouring molten iron into a mold; used for ornament, garden furniture, and building parts.
Column
Architecture; General architecture
A vertical, cylindrical support. In classical design it is composed of a base (except in the Greek Doric order), a long, gradually tapered shaft, and a capital.
Clapboard wood
Architecture; General architecture
Siding composed of horizontal, overlapping boards, the lower edges of which are usually thicker than the upper.
Corbel
Architecture; General architecture
An architectural member which projects upward and outward from a wall that supports a horizontal member.
Console
Architecture; General architecture
A scroll-shaped projecting bracket that supports a horizontal member.