Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

arrière-voussure, rear arch = A rear vault ; an arch or vault in a thick wall carrying the thick- ness of the wall, esp. one over a door or window frame. A relieving arch behind the face of a wall.

Arrière-voussure

arrow loop, loophole = A vertical slit for archers in medieval fortification walls, with jambs deeply splayed toward the interior.

arrow loop

astragal = A bead usually half- round, with a fillet on one or both sides. It may be plain but usually it is

astragal – Greek Arch.

the classical molding consisting of a small con- vex molding decorated with a string of beads or bead-and-reel shapes. A plain bead molding, also called a baguette or chaplet. A member, or combination of members, fixed to one of a pair of doors or casement windows to cover the joint between the meeting stiles and to close the clearance gap; provides a weather seal, minimize the passage of light and noise, and retards the passage of smoke or flame during a fire. atlas, pl. atlantes =

A figure (or figures) of a man used in place of a column to support and entablature; also referred to as a telamon.

atlas

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