18 AliCIIITECTriti:. 



Flue. — 'I'ln' Inner opon tiil»o of a cliiinnoy from the fireplace to 

 the top of tlio hliaft, for voidaiicc of the smoke. 



Flutes or FlutingS. — lljirii^'ht channels on the shafts of col- 

 umns, usiiahy endinj,' l)emispherically at top and bottom. 



Footings. — A term applied to the broad foundations of a 

 wall. 



Frieze. — That part of the entablature of a column which is 

 between the architrave and cornice. 



Front'ispiece. — The principal face of a buildin^r. 



Gable. — Tlio trianj^ular end of a house or other building from 

 the cornice or eaves to the top. 



Girder. — The principal beam in a floor, for supporting the 

 binding or other joists, whereby the bearing or length is 

 lessoned. 



Glyph. — Any channel or cavity intended as an ornament. 



Graining, — A kind of painting in imitation of the grain or 

 iibres of wood. 



Hacking. — The making up of a course of stonework with 

 stones smaller and less regular than the rest. 



Hip-Roof. — A roof who.se ends slant back at the same angle 

 with the adjacent sides. 



Hood-Moulding. — A projecting moulding, as over the head of 

 an arch. 



Hypotrache'lium. — The slenderest part of the column ; being 

 tliat iniinediately below the neck of the capital. 



Interlacing Arches. — Arches, usually circular, so constructed 

 that their curves intersect or are interlaced. 



Jamb. — Tlie side-piece or post of a door ; or the side-piece of 

 a fireplace. 



Joist. — A small piece of timber, such as is framed into the 

 girders and summers of a building to support a floor. 



Lacunar. — The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially 

 when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed, with- 

 out spaces or bands between the panels. 



Lancet. — A high and narrow window pointed like a lancet. 



Lintel. — A piece of timber that lies horizontally over door- 

 yiosts and window-jambs. 



Lock'rand. — A course of bond stones, or a bonding course. 



Luthern. — A kind of window over the cornice in the roof of 

 a l(uilding to admit light into the upper story. 



Mansard-Roof, Curb-Roof. — A roof formed of four contigu- 

 ous planes, externally inclined to each other, the ridge being 



