A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . ofancient roof trasses of the simpler kind, and ofthe overhangs or jetties of timljer houses, is duelargely to the curved knees connecting the othermeraliers. There is no absolute distinction be-tween knee aiul brace, except that the formerextends well into the angle, commonly filling thespace up to the ajjex ; in timber work, how-ever, a knee is jjroperly formed of a naturallybent piece of wood, the grain following a cuiwewhich makes it jiecidiarly adapted to fit into areentrant angle, as in the constructi
A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . ofancient roof trasses of the simpler kind, and ofthe overhangs or jetties of timljer houses, is duelargely to the curved knees connecting the othermeraliers. There is no absolute distinction be-tween knee aiul brace, except that the formerextends well into the angle, commonly filling thespace up to the ajjex ; in timber work, how-ever, a knee is jjroperly formed of a naturallybent piece of wood, the grain following a cuiwewhich makes it jiecidiarly adapted to fit into areentrant angle, as in the construction of woodenships. (See mention under Design, II.) B. A stone cut to an angle, — generally aright angle, — to fit a sharp return ; as at thecorner of a label; making the angle of a mer-lon ; or the like. KNEELER : KNBESTONE. .1. A moreor less tiiangular stone at the slope of a gableC80 KNBIPB wall; cut so as to have a horizontal hvd whilethe outer face may conform, wholly vr in part,to tiie slojie of the gable. The term Footstoneis commonly applied to a single such stone forni-. KXEELKR. C. The stone coping of a gable shown in Kneeler at spring of gable. L. Kneeler .it high level, preventing too gresit a pressurediagonally upon A. ing the lower end of the coping on the slope to resist the push of the more commonlysloping stones above. (See Bargestone ; SkewCorbel.) B. Same as Knee, B. KNEIPE. In German, pojnilar usage, a tav-ern ; but in student slang, much influencingcommon usage, a drinking room, the term be-ing connected more or less closely with ideasof comparative freedom of restraint and per-haps excess. The word Kneiperei means theresorting to such a room for drinking andfestivity. KNOB. A rounded projection ; in architec-ture sometimes a piece of utility, as when iiir-nishing the handle to a door lock, or door latch,and sometimes an ornament. (Compare Bossand Finial.) In this latter sense the term im-plies generally the termination of a slende
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