Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

extrados = The exterior curve or bound- ary of the visible face of the arch.

extrados

Federal style = An architectural style in the post Colonial era in America, from about 1780 to 1820.

Federal style

finial = An ornament which terminates the point of a spire, pinnacle etc. Also called acroterion , crop, knob pine- apple and pommel.

finial

fireback = The back wall of the fireplace of the fire- place of heat-resistant masonry of cast or wrought metal, not only decorative but radiates heat in the room.

fireback

firemark = In colonial America, a plaque, usually cast in lead, affixed to the façade of a house, indicating that the owner had contributed money to the local fire department.

firemark

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