A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . Hood over Door ; Cut Stone supported on Corbels ;Syria, 5th or (Ith Centuby. from the wall, or on light columns, one or moreon either side. B. In modern usage, a light pyramidal orconical covering as of iron suspended over the395 Hood over Fireplace in the , Meare,Somersetshire. furnace of a laboratory or the like, or even acooking range, either hung free from the ceilingor supporteii on light uprights or set against thewall, as the furnace, etc., stands free or has oneside engaged. The use of such a h
A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive . Hood over Door ; Cut Stone supported on Corbels ;Syria, 5th or (Ith Centuby. from the wall, or on light columns, one or moreon either side. B. In modern usage, a light pyramidal orconical covering as of iron suspended over the395 Hood over Fireplace in the , Meare,Somersetshire. furnace of a laboratory or the like, or even acooking range, either hung free from the ceilingor supporteii on light uprights or set against thewall, as the furnace, etc., stands free or has oneside engaged. The use of such a hood is mainlyfor ventilation; sometimes very important toprevent disagreeable or noxious smells from pervading the building. A flue and special provision for the circulationof air in the flue are therefore necessary.(Cuts, coLs. .395, 396, 397, 398.)— MOULDING. (See Drip-stone. ) HOOK. A member, usually ofmetal, nf which a part is bent at anangle or to a curve so that, when securedin jilace, the free portion can, by meansof the bend, serve for suspension, at-tachment, or s
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