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 GLOSSARIAL INDEX. The Referencet are to the Paragraphs where the Term occurs for the first time j and where it is explained and illustrated, when necessary, by a Figure. XlBACVS, a square forming the upper member of tlie capital of a column, on which the architrave rests. Aberthaw limestone; 1(>24. Abutment, the sohd part of a pier from which an arch springs. lu carpentrj-, the junction of two pieces of timber, one supporting the other, at right angles. Acrospire, l£o2. A. .v., So7. Angle of repose, S05. Angle rack, 751, fig. 771. Angular chimneys, 463, tigs. 409 and 410. AntiS, 1835. Anthracite, or blind coal, a peculiar kind of coal, emitting very little smoke. Anti^orrosire paint, 546. Apez. summit. Apron for a veranda, 156. Apron lining, 8oo. Aprons of lead in Scotland, 83, fig 1 1, 935. Arabesque, 2023. Arbor, Hot. Arris, 235. Arris girders are thicker in the middle than at each end, 1270. Arris rails, S69. Ashlar work, 185. Ashlering. or ash-lining, 1597. Astragal and hollow sash bar, 239, fig. 233. Astragals, 168. B. Back laps, 928. Back putty, ?^. Back-filled rabbet head, 282. Back-lilted, oi filleted, 200. Backings, °:39. Backs and elbows, 239, fig. 237. Bag of hops, 1274. Bailey's comvosition, 527. Balk, or Baulk, 1207. Bails and points, 10S9. Baluster, a short circular pillar, from a Greek word signifying the flower of the wild pomegranate: it is commonly a small column, bellied out in the middle, soniewbat in the form of that fruit. See figs. 151, 1&4, 241, &c. Bands, 983. Banker, a stone or wooden bench. Bank hurdle, 1038. Biirgate stone, 1244. Barge boards, 200, figs. 181, 299. Barge stones, 114. Barn cloth, SS9. Barn-door lift, 889. Barrel curb, 238. Barrel drain'', 1596. Bartisan, 18C0. Bast matting, 688. Bat, 1125. Batted, 933. Battening, 2-35. Battering, 234. B.iulks, or Balks, 1 102. Bay window. See Oriel window. Bays, divisions of a barn^ 776. Brad and batten, o,. Bead, hutt, and square back door, 239, fig. 233. Bead flush door, 2.39, fig. 239. Beadinsfor ceilings, 470, tig. 418. Beam-filling, 234. Bearers, 83. Beauchamp's British plate, 698. Bedding and pointing, 468. Bedding bond plates and lintels in loam, 245. Bedding ovens, ^c. S53. Bedscrew, 662, fig. 701. Bell trap, 237, figs. 222 to 224. Beveled, 82 ; grounds, 239 ; caps to gate-posit, 869. Bilgets, 1066. Binders, tie-beams. See fig. 142, k. Binding joists, 83. Bird's-eye view, 1826. Bird's-mouth splay, 4i2, fig. 375. Blinded, 1206. Blocked, 1585. Blocking cornice, ng. 1683. Blocking course, 74. Blushes in plastering, 982. Botection mouldings, 1889. Bond stone, 95l. Bond timber, 235. Bonnet blinds, 558. Boothy, 01 Bothy, 1131. Borders, 239. Bore of a pump, the hoUow inside: Bosses, no, fig. 369. 5oMi>, or Booihy, 1330 and 1337. Boulk, or .BflK/A", 1311. Box-beds, 658, 1338. Boxes for blinds, o5i. Boxes for hunters, stables containing each only onj horse. Braces, 83. Bracing, 921. Bradded, 238. Breaking joint, laying bricks, tiles, &c., in such manner as to have the joints of one line come in the middle of the other. Breaks forward, 2093. Breast water-wheel, 1242. Breast tree, 1103. Brechin, 757, 1390. Brestsummers, girders. Brick coins, 79. Brick dressings, 459. Brick nagging, 79. Brick-on-edge vails, 302. Brick trimmer, lo/6. Bricks laid in bed, 79. Bridlings, 1066. Broached, pointed. Broached ashlar, 1089. Broached tails, 1074. Buhl work is a term applied to borders of coloured wood or metal, let into articles of furniture. The process is as follows: — Two pieces of veneer, of two colours, are put together, with paper between them, each being glued to the paper. Upon the surface of the upper one is placed the print or drawing of an ornamental border, the outlines of which are cut through by means of a very fine saw, made of a watch-spring. The parts are then separated ; that which was taken from the dark wood is let into the light wood, and vice versd. Built in the hjart, 910. BulFs-eye, Id, i. BuiPs-eye rack, 751, fig., ,3. But and ben, a kitchen and parlour. Butt and square door, 84. Butt back fiaps, i39. Butt hinges. &4. fig. 65. Bush faggots, 1038. Byres, cowhouses, 894. C. Cabers, 1081. Campanile, bell turret, or watchtower. Canted corners, 939. Canterbury, for holding music books, 2123.