. The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts. (Lat.) A small chapel or buildingused for the purpose of prayer. (Roman.) ORB (Lat.) (Same as Boss.) A blank windowor panel. ORCHESTRA. A spiset apart for (he oi ORDER (Lat.) A terntain classification re in mor arrangement i theatres the letails and parts of a distinct period (Same .is Order.) sever; of arcORDINANCE (Fr.) )ORDONNANCE \ORDINATES. Certain line point in the direction initiation. ORIEL )(Etym. not known.) A ORIEL WIN
. The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts. (Lat.) A small chapel or buildingused for the purpose of prayer. (Roman.) ORB (Lat.) (Same as Boss.) A blank windowor panel. ORCHESTRA. A spiset apart for (he oi ORDER (Lat.) A terntain classification re in mor arrangement i theatres the letails and parts of a distinct period (Same .is Order.) sever; of arcORDINANCE (Fr.) )ORDONNANCE \ORDINATES. Certain line point in the direction initiation. ORIEL )(Etym. not known.) A ORIEL WINDOW - projecting or overhangORIOLE \ ing architectural con struction of any external form, divided into several windows or (Ital.) A border or fillet. The under the ovolo of a (Lat.) Architectural decoration or (Same as Rectangle.)ORTHOGRAPHY (Gr ) In architecture the delineation of a front elevation or The arrangement of columns in a straight CIRCLE. -In geometry a circle of curvature. drawn from anyf any certain ter- square. PARGE WORK. OUN PEC OUNDY MOULDING. A moulding of a wavyoutline. OUT-AND IN BOND. Quoius used alternatelyon corners. OUTFALL / Tlie mouth or termination of a OUTLET \ drain or pipe. OVA (Lat.) Relating to the egg ornament of the Echenus. which ( Lat.) A figure in geometry, consisting of an endless line; egg-shaped. SvIrStORy} (Same as clear-story.) OVOLO (Lat.) A convex or half-round mould-ing used in Roman work. OUT OF WINDING. A term used to conveythe fact of a flat straight surface, not crookedor winding. OUT TO OUT. Distance from one extreme to ANGLE. A salient (Gr.) An acute-angled triangle. PACE. (Same as Dais.)PACKING. Small stones bedded in mortaland used to till the interstices of stonework. PAGET. (See Parget.) PAGOI) / A tall pyramidal construction ot PAGODA f the Chinese. PAILLASSE. (Same as Nattes.) PAINT. A pigme
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