Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
abutment | masonry on a wall that supports an arch. |
acroter acroterion acroterium | a pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment. |
acroterial | pertaining to an ACROTERIUM; as, acroterial ornaments. |
adobe | an unburnt brick dried in the sun. |
adobelike | like ADOBE. |
aedicule | an opening such as a door or window framed by columns on either side and pediments above. |
agrafe agraffe | a hooked clasp used by masons to hold blocks together. |
aisle | a passageway separating seating areas in a theatre, church, etc.; gangway. |
aisled | having aisles. |
amphiprostyle | with columns at each end but not at sides. |
annulet | a small ring around a classical column. |
anta | 1. (Lat.) a square pilaster at either side of a doorway > ANTAE. 2. an Indonesian animal > ANTAS. |
antefix | an ornament at the end of a classical building, hiding the ends of roof tiles > ANTEFIXA or ANTEFIXAE. |
antefixa | an ornament at the end of a classical building, hiding the ends of roof tiles > ANTEFIXAE. |
antefixal | relating to an ANTEFIX, an ornament at the end of a classical building. |
anthemion | a flat cluster of leaves or flowers as an ornament in classical art; in architecture, a honeysuckle ornament > ANTHEMIA. |
apophyge | the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. [Gk. apophyge, escape]. |
apteral | wingless; (Arch.) without columns along the sides. |
arcade | a set of arches and their supporting columns; a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides; (verb) to furnish with an arcade. |
arcading | arcades collectively. |
arcature | a small or blind arcade. |
arching | (noun) an arched structure. |
architect | one engaged in architecture; (verb) to construct. |
architectonic | of or pertaining to architecture or architects. |
architrave | parts surrounding a door or window, especially the top. |
archivolt | a curved moulding on the face of an arch. |
archlet | a small arch. |
archstone | one of the wedge-shaped pieces forming an arch or vault, aka VOUSSOIR. |
archway | a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches. |
arcology | the fusion of architecture with ecology. |
areaway | a sunken area leading to a basement entrance. |
areostyle araeostyle | having columns four diameters or more apart; (noun) a building or colonnade so built. |
areosystile araeosystyle | alternately ARAEOSTYLE and SYSTYLE. |
arris | a sharp edge on stone; a meeting of two surfaces. |
ashlar ashler | a squared or dressed stone used in building or facing a wall; (verb) to face with ashlar. |
astelic | without a central column or stele. |
astely | the absence of a central cylinder or stele. |
astylar | lacking columns. |
atlas | 1. a book of maps > ATLASES. 2. a figure of a man serving as a column in a building > ATLANTES. |
backwall | a rear wall. |
bailey | the outer wall or courtyard of a castle. |
balconet | a miniature balcony. |
balconied | having a balcony. |
balcony | a platform projecting from the wall of a building with a balustrade or railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window. |
balection | a moulding around a panel. |
ballium | the outer wall and first line of defence of a castle. [LL. form of BAILEY]. |
baluster | a small pillar supporting a stair-rail. |
balustered | having balusters. |
balustrade | a row of columns supporting a stair rail. |
bandelet | a small flat moulding around a column. |
banister bannister | any of the upright pillars supporting the handrail of a staircase; the whole structure of rail and uprights. |
barbican | an outer defensive work; esp a tower at a gate or bridge. |
bargeboard | a board projecting from a roof gable. |
barmkin | a battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle. |
bartisan bartizan | a small overhanging turret projecting from an angle on the top of a tower. |
bartizaned | having a BARTIZAN. |
baseboard | a board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; aka MOPBOARD, skirting board. |
bastile bastille | a tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. |
bastion | a tower at the corner of a fortification. [OF bastir, to build]. |
bastioned | having bastions. |
beading | (noun) decoration in the form of or resembling beads, esp. lacelike looped edging. |
bellcast | designating a style of roof architecture. |
bellcote | an ornamental structure to hold one or two large bells. |
belvedere | a structure (such as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view. [Ital. bel, beautiful + vedere, view]. |
berm berme | a narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch. |
beton | the French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the French fashion. |
bilection | see BOLECTION. |
blockwork | hollow blocks of precast concrete used for building. |
bolection bilection | a decorative moulding above or around a panel etc. |
bondstone | a stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone. |
bowfront | having a convex front. |
bracing | (noun) a brace or reinforcement. |
brandreth | a stand of wood for a cask or hayrick; a rail round a well. |
breastsummer bressummer | a beam supporting the front of a building. |
breezeway | a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings or two halves of a building. |
brick | a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction. |
bricking | brickwork. |
brickwork | a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks; construction using bricks. |
bricky | of or like a brick > BRICKIER, BRICKIEST. |
bridgeboard | a board on both sides of a staircase that is cut to support the treads and risers. |
briquet briquette | a brick-shaped block made of compressed coal-dust; (verb) to form into briquettes. |
butment | a buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. |
buttress | an external structure built to support a wall or a building; something or someone that supports; (verb) to support. |
came | (noun) a lead rod for framing a pane in a leaded or stained glass window. |
cameral | chambered, vaulted. |
camerated | chambered, vaulted. N.B. there is no verb CAMERATE*. |
cameration | a vaulting or arching over. |
casement | a vertically-hinged frame with glass forming (part of) a window. |
cauliculus | one of the slender stems springing from the CAULES or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capital > CAULICULI. |
cavetto | a concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture > CAVETTOS or CAVETTI. |
ceil ciel | to provide with a ceiling. |
ceiling cieling | the inner upper surface of a room. |
ceilinged | having a ceiling. |
chambranle | decoration around a door frame or fireplace. |
chapiter | the capital of a column. [Fr. chapitre]. |
chaptrel | the capital of a pillar which supports an arch. |
chimbley chimbly chimla chimley chumley | a chimney. |
chimenea | a freestanding fireplace for outdoor use > CHIMENEAS. |
cill | a sill. |
clapboard | a narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other, used for weatherboarding the outside of houses; (verb) to cover with clapboard. |
clearstory clerestory | upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building. |
cleithral clithral | completely roofed over. |
clinker klinker | a very hard paving brick. |
coign coigne quoin | a wedge; a cornerstone; (verb) to secure or raise by wedging. |
colonnade | a row of evenly spaced column or trees. |
columnal columnar | pertaining to columns; like a column; formed or arranged in columns. |
columnated | having columns; as, columnated temples. |
columned | having columns. |
compluvium | a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the IMPLUVIUM or cistern > COMPLUVIUMS or COMPLUVIA. |
compo | a mortar of cement; a mixture of whiting, resin and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices > COMPOS. |
concha | the plain semidome of an APSE; sometimes used for the entire apse > CONCHAE. |
contignation | joining together of timber. |
coomceiled | said of an attic room with the inside ceiling sloping from the wall. |
copestone | a stone for coping. |
coping | (noun) the covering course of the masonry of a wall. |
corbe | a CORBEL, a projection of stone or wood from the face of a wall, used for supporting pillars or other weights. |
corbel | a projection of stone or wood from the face of a wall, used for supporting pillars or other weights. |
corbeled corbelled | having CORBELS. |
corbeling corbelling | corbels taken collectively. |
cornice | a moulding at the junction of ceiling and walls; (verb) to provide with a cornice. |
corniced | having a CORNICE. |
cortile | an enclosed, usu. roofless courtyard > CORTILI. |
coulisse | a piece of timber having a groove in which something glides. |
coved | formed with an arch. |
coving | the projection of upper storeys over lower; a quadrant moulding covering the join between wall and ceiling. |
coyau | a steep roof design > COYAUS. |
crenel | a crenellation; (verb) to crenellate > CRENELED/CRENELLED. |
crenelate crenellate | to provide with battlements. |
crenelle | a crenellation. |
crenulate | minutely crenate. |
cresting | an ornamental ridging to a wall or roof. |
cribwork | a timber framework for e.g. a pier or mine. |
crocket | a curling leaf along the outer angles of pinnacles and gables. |
crocketed | having CROCKETS, curling leaves along the outer angles of pinnacles and gables. |
crossbeam | a beam joining other beams. |
crossette | a small projecting part of an impost-stone at the extremity of an arch. |
crosstie | a supporting tie placed transversely. |
crosstied | tied with a CROSSTIE, supporting tie placed transversely. |
crowstep | a step-like figure on a gable. |
cruck | one of a pair of curved timbers supporting a roof. |
crypt | a cellar, vault, or underground chamber, esp. beneath a church, where it is often used as a chapel, burial place, etc. |
cupola | a spherical vault or concave ceiling; (verb) to furnish with a cupola. |
cupolar | of or like a CUPOLA. |
cupolated | furnished with a CUPOLA. N.B. there is no verb CUPOLATE. |
cyclopean cyclopian | relating to a prehistoric Greek style of masonry with immense stones of irregular form. |
cyma | an ogee moulding of the cornice > CYMAE or CYMAS. |
cymatium | the topmost molding of a cornice > CYMATIA. |
dado | a skirting-board > DADOS or DADOES; (verb) to fit with a dado > DADOES, DADOED, DADOING. |
dalle | a slab or tile, often decorative. |
deadlight | a strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm. |
decastyle | a portico with ten columns in front. |
demilune | a half-moon-shaped object, body, or structure. Also SEMILUNE. |
dentel dentil | a DENTICLE, a small square block in a moulding. |
dentiled | with DENTILS or rectangular blocks. |
diagrid | a structure of interlocking diagonal beams used for support. |
diastyle | with columns about three diameters apart. |
diglyph | a projecting face like the TRIGLYPH, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it. |
dipteros | a building with a double peristyle or colonnade > DIPTEROI or DIPTEROSES. |
distyle | a portico with two columns. |
ditriglyph | a space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns. |
dobie doby dobe | an adobe, a sun-dried brick made of clay and straw. |
domal | of or relating to a house or dome. |
domic domical | like a dome. |
domically | in a domical manner. |
domy | dome-like; having domes > DOMIER, DOMIEST. |
donjon | a strong central tower in ancient castles. |
door | a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc. |
doorcase | the frame of a door. Also DOORFRAME. |
doorframe | the frame of a door. |
doorjamb doorpost | one of the two vertical members forming the sides of a doorframe. |
doorsill | the sill or threshold of a door. |
doorstone | the stone forming a threshold. |
doorway | an opening into a building, room, etc., esp. one that has a door. |
dormant | (noun) a crossbeam, a joist. |
dormer | a gabled window. |
dormered | having DORMER windows. |
dosseret | a block resting on the capital of a column. |
doucine | an ogee moulding of the cornice. |
downpipe | a drainpipe which takes rainwater from the gutter of a roof. |
dreamhole | a hole in the wall of a tower, steeple etc. admitting light. |
droplight | an apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant. |
drystone | constructed of stone without mortar. |
drywall | a wall constructed of stones without mortar. |
dutchman | something used to hide structural defects. |
dwang | a piece of timber used to reinforce joists, a strut. [Du. dwang, force, constraint]. |
eave | the lower edge of a roof. |
eaved | having EAVES. |
echinus | a carved molding just below the abacus of a Doric capital; a sea-urchin > ECHINUSES or ECHINI. [L. from Gk. ekhinos, hedgehog]. |
ecoceture | a type of architecture based on concern for ecological principles such as sustainability and environmental impact. |
embrasure embrazure | a loophole in fortifications; a window-opening with slanted sides. |
emplecton emplectum | ashlar masonry filled up with rubble. |
encarpus | an ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc > ENCARPUSES. |
encastre | of a beam, fixed at the ends. |
entablature | that part of a design in classical architecture which surmounts the columns and rests upon the capitals. |
entasis | a swelling on vertical columns to counteract an optical illusion of concavity > ENTASES. |
entresol | a low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; a MEZZANINE. |
epaule | the shoulder of a bastion. |
epaulement | a side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy. |
epinaos | a rear vestibule > EPINAOI. |
epistyle | an architrave. |
escalier | a staircase. |
espagnolette | the fastening of a French window. |
etage | a floor storey. |
eustyle | with columns spaced at about two diameters and a quarter. |
extrados | the exterior curve of an arch; esp. the upper curved face of the whole body of VOUSSOIRS > EXTRADOSES. Cf. INTRADOS. |
falsework | a temporary framework used to support a building during construction. |
fanlight | a half-circle window with crossbars arranged like ribs of fan. |
fastigium | the apex of a building; a gable-end; a pediment > FASTIGIUMS. |
femerall | an outlet for smoke in a roof. [OF fumeraille, from L. fumus, smoke]. |
fenestral | of or pertaining to windows. |
fiberfill fibrefill | synthetic fibres used as a filling material. |
fibro fibrocement | a wallboard of compressed asbestos and cement. Th pl. of FIBRO is FIBROS. |
fieldstone | stone for building, taken from a field. |
filister | a groove on a window frame. |
finial | a decoration on the top of a gable or spire; on furniture, a decorative turned knob. |
finialed | having a FINIAL, a decoration on the top of a gable or spire. |
firemark | a metal plate formerly placed by insurance companies to mark an insured building. |
fireplace | an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc., for a fire; a hearth. |
firring furring | strips of wood to provide a level surface or air space. |
flagstone | a large paving stone. |
flaunching | a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimney-pot. |
fleche | a slender spire, usu. of wood and rising from a roof. |
fletton | a type of brick made near Fletton in Cambridgeshire, of a mottled yellow and pink colour. |
fluate | a fluosilicate applied as a solution to building stone to make it harder and more durable. |
flue | a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp. as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc. |
flued | having a FLUE. |
footstall | a pedestal or plinth. |
forestair | an outside stair at the front of a house. |
formwork | shuttering to contain concrete. |
fortalice | a fortress; a small outwork of a fortification. |
freestone | a type of building stone that can be cut and sawn with little risk of fracturing. |
frieze frise | a decorated strip between ARCHITRAVE and CORNICE; a rough heavy woollen cloth; (verb) to put a frieze on. |
fronton frontoon | a pediment. |
furring | see FIRRING. |
fusarol fusarole | an astragal moulding, a semicircular moulding round a column, etc. |
gable | to form a triangular section of a wall. |
gablelike | like a GABLE. |
gablet | a small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc. |
gadroon godroon | an ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding; (verb) to ornament with gadroons. |
galleried | having a gallery. |
gallery | a long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; (verb) to provide with a gallery. |
gallet | a small pebble; (verb) to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles. [Fr. galet, pebble]. |
gantry gauntree gauntry | a frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. |
gargoyled | fitted with gargoyles. |
gault | a heavy clay used for bricks. |
gazebo | a summer-house > GAZEBOES or GAZEBOS. |
girder | a large beam, esp. one made of steel, used in the construction of bridges, buildings, etc. |
glyph | a sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. |
godroon | see GADROON. |
gorgerin | in some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings. Aka NECKING. |
gothicise gothicize | to make Gothic. |
gradin gradine gradino | a step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. The pl. of GRADINO is GRADINI. |
grece grecian greece grees greese greesing grese gressing grice griece gris grize | a flight of steps. |
grecque | a fret pattern in architecture. |
grieced | having steps. |
griff griffe | a claw-shaped decoration at the base of a column. |
grillage | a framework of timber. |
groining | a groin or an arrangement of groins; groined work. |
groundplot | the plot of ground on which a building stands. |
groundsel groundsell groundsill | the lowest timber of a structure. |
guerite | a projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions. |
guichet | a ticket window or similar small opening. |
gunite | a finely graded cement concrete sprayed into position under air pressure. |
gutta | a small, drop-like ornament on a Doric entablature > GUTTAE or GUTTAS. |
haha | a sunken fence. |
halfpace | a dais; a small landing on staircase. [OF. haut pas]. |
headstone | the principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. |
heck | the lower part of a door, an inner door, a grating. |
heroon | a temple to a hero; a temple-shaped tomb > HEROONS. |
hexastyle | having six columns in front. |
hoggin hogging | sifted gravel as used in building. |
hoodmold | a moulding over a door or window. |
houselike | resembling a house. |
housetop | the top or roof of a house. |
hupaithric upaithric | = HYPAETHRAL, roofless; open to the sky. |
hypaethral hypethral | roofless; open to the sky (usu. intentionally, so as to see the stars. |
hypaethron | an open court. |
hypocaust | an ancient air chamber or series of chambers for heating rooms. |
hypogaeum hypogeum | the underground part of building > HYPOGAEA, HYPOGEA. |
hypophyge | the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. Also APOPHYGE. |
hypostyle | having a roof supported by columns. |
imbrex | in Roman buildings, one of a series of usu. curved tiles fitting over flat tiles > IMBRICES. |
impave | to pave. |
impluvium | in Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to receive the water from the roof > IMPLUVIA. |
ingle | a fire in a room; a fireplace. |
ingleneuk inglenook | an alcove by a large open fire. |
intertie | a short timber binding together upright posts. |
intrados | the undersurface of an arch or vault > INTRADOSES. |
isodomon isodomum | masonry of uniform blocks in course of equal heights, the vertical joints placed in the middle of the blocks below > ISODOMA. |
isodomous | in the form of an ISODOMON, masonry of uniform blocks in course of equal heights. |
jerkinhead | a truncated gable with a lipped roof. |
joist | a beam supporting boards of a floor or laths of a ceiling; (verb) to fit with joists. |
judas | a Judas hole, a peep-hole in a door. |
jutty | a pier, a projecting part of a wall; (verb) to stick out > JUTTIES, JUTTYING, JUTTIED; (adj.) sticking out > JUTTIER, JUTTIEST . |
kickplate | the space in front of the fireplace of a kiln. |
killogie logie | the space in front of the fireplace of a kiln. |
kingpost | a perpendicular beam in frame of roof. |
klinker | see CLINKER. |
knosp | an architectural ornament in the form of a bud. [Ger. Knospe, bud]. |
lancet | a type of window. |
lanceted | having lancet windows. |
laquearia | a ceiling consisting of panelled recessed compartments, with bands between the panels. No —S. |
larmier | a corona or other course serving as a drip-stone. |
lathwork | lathing. |
latilla | a stick making up part of a ceiling. |
lattice | an open framework of metal or wooden strips; (verb) to provide (as) with a lattice or lattice-work. |
leep | to plaster with cow-dung. |
lierne | in Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another. |
ligger | a horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a lower millstone. |
lintel lintol | a horizontal beam supporting the load above a door. |
lintelled linteled | having a lintel. |
listel | a narrow border or molding. |
loftless | without a loft. |
loftlike | resembling a loft. |
loggia | a covered open arcade > LOGGIE or LOGGIAS. |
logie | see KILLOGIE. |
loophole | to cut loopholes in the walls of, provide with loopholes. |
louver louvre | a sloping slat placed across an opening. |
louvered | having LOUVERS. |
louvred | having LOUVRES. |
lovered | louvred. |
lozen | a window-pane. |
lucarne | a dormer window. |
lum | a chimney. |
lunette | a crescent-shaped space where a vault meets a wall. |
luthern | a dormer window. |
lychnoscope | a low side window. |
machicolation | an opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. |
maindoor | a door giving independent access to a house, rather than opening on a common passage. |
mansard | a hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one. [From Francois Mansart, a French architect]. |
mansarded | having a MANSARD, a hipped curb roof. |
mantel | the finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. |
manteltree | the lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses. |
masonried | constructed of MASONRY. |
masonry | the craft of a mason; work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork. |
merlon | a narrow wall in a battlement between embrasures. |
metope | a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze > METOPES or METOPAE. |
mezzanine | an ENTRESOL; also, a small low window in an attic. |
modillion | an ornamental bracket under a Corinthian or other column. [Ital. modiglione, from L. modulus, from modus, a measure]. |
moellon | rubble in mason-work. |
moineau | a small flat bastion to protect a fortress under construction. |
monial | a mullion. |
monopitch | of a roof, forming a single uniform slope. |
monopteral | round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple. |
monopteros | a building with single ring of columns supporting a roof > MONOPTERA. |
monostylar monostyle | consisting of a single shaft. |
moongate | a circular gate in a wall > MOONGATES. |
mopboard | a narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; aka skirting board. |
mortar | (verb) to join or plaster with mortar. |
mortary | containing or resembling mortar. |
motte | an artificial mound upon which a castle is built. |
moucharaby | in N. Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
mudsill | the lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil. |
mullion munnion | an upright division between window panes; (verb) to divide a window with mullions. |
multipaned | having many panes. |
multistory | of a building, having many stories; (noun) such a building. |
munnion | see MULLION. |
muntin munting | the vertical framing piece between door panels. |
muntined | having a muntin. |
mutular | relating to a MUTULE, a kind of square, flat bracket, in Doric architecture. |
mutule | a kind of square, flat bracket, in Doric architecture, above each triglyph and each metope, with guttae. [L. mutulus]. Cf. MODILLION. |
nebule | wavy moulding. |
necking | a molding between a column and entablature. |
neogothic | a style of architecture popular in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. |
newel | an upright column in middle of circular staircase; a post at the end of stairs. |
newelled | having a NEWEL, an upright column in middle of circular staircase. |
nogging | masonry or brickwork between wooden frame. |
nosing | the projecting round edge of a stair, sill etc. |
octastyle octostyle | having eight columns in the front. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are HEXASTYLE. |
oculus | any eye-like feature, especially a large circular window at the west end of a church > OCULI. |
ogee | an arch of two curves meeting at a point. |
ogeed | having an OGEE. |
ogival | of or like an OGIVE. |
ogive | a diagonal rib of a Gothic arch; a pointed arch. |
opisthodomos | a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, a posticum > OPISTHODOMOI. |
oriel | a projecting bay window supported with corbel or bracket. |
orielled | having an ORIEL, a projecting bay window supported with corbel or bracket. |
outshot | a projection in a building or a recess made in the wall of a room. |
oversail | to project. |
ovolo | a moulding with the rounded part comprised of a quarter circle > OVOLI or OVOLOS. |
pane | to insert panes into. |
panopticon | a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point. |
pantile | an overlapping, S-shaped roofing tile. |
pantiled | roofed with PANTILES. |
pantiling | PANTILES collectively. |
parapet | a bank built to provide protection from the enemy's observation and fire; esp. one on top of a wall or rampart, or in front of a trench. |
parapeted | having a parapet. |
parge parget | to plaster. PARGET gives PARGETED or PARGETTED; PARGETING or PARGETTING. |
parpane parpen parpend parpent parpoint perpent | a stone passing through a wall from face to face. |
parquet | a floor-covering of fitted wooden blocks; (verb) to cover a floor with parquet. |
parqueted | covered with PARQUET, a floor-covering of fitted wooden blocks. |
parquetry | the art of making PARQUET, a floor-covering of fitted wooden blocks. |
pediment | a triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building. |
pendentive | the portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola. |
pent | a penthouse; a sloping or overhanging roof. |
pentastyle | having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico in classical architecture. |
pentice pentise | a penthouse; (verb) to provide or cover with a penthouse. |
pentroof | a roof that slopes one way only. |
pergola | an arbor formed of columns supporting trelliswork on which climbing plants are often trained. |
peribolos peribolus | a precinct; an enclosing wall of a precinct > PERIBOLOI, PERIBOLI. |
peridrome | a gallery or balcony that ran round all four sides of a classical building. |
peripter | a structure with a row of columns around all sides. |
periptery | a PERIPTERAL building; the turbulent air around a flying object. |
peristylar | relating to a PERISTYLE, a range of columns around a building or courtyard. |
peristyle | a range of columns around a building or courtyard. |
perpent | see PARPANE. |
perron | a raised platform or terrace at an entrance door. |
pilaster | a square column partially embedded in a wall. |
pilework | work or foundation made of piles. |
pillar | to provide with a pillar for support or ornamentation. |
pilotis | a series of columns or piles, used to raise the base of a building above ground level > PILOTIS. |
pinnacle | a slender spire; (verb) to equip with a pinnacle. |
pinnet | a pinnacle. |
pise | a species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises. The e has an accent. |
plafond | a decorated ceiling. |
planch planche | a plank, a board; (verb) to floor, board. |
plaster | a mixture of lime, sand, and water, sometimes stiffened with hair or other fibres, that is applied to the surface of a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry; (verb) to cover with plaster. |
plasterboard | a thin rigid board, in the form of a layer of plaster compressed between two layers of fibreboard, used to form or cover walls. |
plateglass | designating a kind of glass used for windows. |
plinth | the rectangular base of a column or pedestal. |
podial | relating to a PODIUM, a low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. |
podium | a low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall > PODIA or PODIUMS. |
polystyle | having many columns. |
porch | a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance. |
porched | having a porch. |
porchless | without a porch. |
portal | an entrance, gateway, or doorway, esp. one that is large and impressive. |
portaled | equipped with portals. |
portico | a formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment > PORTICOS or PORTICOES. |
porticoed | having a PORTICO. |
postern | a back door; a door or gate distinct from the main entrance; a side way or entrance. |
propylaeum | any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure > PROPYLAEA. |
propylon | the porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice > PROPYLA. |
prostyle | in Greek architecture, a front portico without ANTAE, a building with such a portico and no other. |
prytaneum | a public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community, in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished citizens and strangers > PRYTANEA. |
purlin purline | a supporting timber stretching across rafters. |
putlock putlog | a cross-piece in a scaffolding. |
quadratura | a wall or ceiling painted with arches and columns in strong perspective > QUADRATURE (which is also a singular in its own right, meaning the act of squaring). |
quarterlight | a small triangular ventilation window in a car. |
quoin | see COIGN. |
rafter | to build or provide with rafters. |
rag ragg ragstone | a rough hard stone. |
raggle | a groove in masonry; (verb) to make a raggle in. |
ragwork | a kind of rubblework, esp. of thin and small stones. |
rainspout | a gutter, a downspout. |
ravelin | a projecting out-work in fortification, having two embankments forming salient angle. |
rebar | a reinforcing bar used in concrete. |
reeding | parallel grooves cut into the edge of a coin at right angles to the faces. |
reglet | a flat, narrow moulding. |
regula | in architecture, a fillet below a TRIPTYCH > REGULAE. |
repave | to pave again. |
revet | to face with masonry etc. Pp. REVETTING, pt. REVETTED. |
revetment | a masonry etc. facing of an embankment or trench. |
rhone roan rone ronepipe | a roof-gutter. |
ribwork | a rib vaulting. |
rickstand | a flooring or framework on which a rick is made. |
ridgepole ridgetree | the timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured. |
rigol | a groove in wood or stone; a slot. |
riprap | a protective foundation, embankment, etc. made of loose chunks of stones placed together; (verb) to construct a breakwater or other work with a foundation of loose stone. |
roan | see RHONE. |
rockwork | stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough. |
rococo | a style of architecture marked by much ornamentation esp. scrollwork. |
rondel rondelle | a small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. |
rone | see RHONE. |
ronepipe | see RONE. |
rooflike | like a roof. |
roofline | the outline of a roof. |
roofscape | a view of roofs. |
rooftop | the top of a roof. |
rooftree | the beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. |
roofy | having roofs > ROOFIER, ROOFIEST. |
rosace | a rosette; a rose-window. |
rotunda | a rounded, domed building or hall. |
roundarch | having semicircular arches. |
ruelle | the space between the bed and the wall. [Fr. ruelle, little street]. |
rybat | a dressed stone at the side of a door, window etc. |
sacellum | an unroofed space consecrated to a divinity > SACELLA. |
sagitta | a keystone; a versed sign of an arc > SAGITTAS. |
samel | of a brick or tile > imperfectly burnt. |
sarking | thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes. |
scabble scapple | to work stone smoothly, without smoothing to a finish. |
scagliola | stone-like plasterwork for interior decoration, made of powdered marble made into a past, applied to a gesso ground and polished. |
scalpins | small stones used for drainage in excavation and as hardcore. N.B. there is no singular SCALPIN. |
scapple | see SCABBLE. |
scoinson sconcheon scontion scuncheon | the inner part of a door jamb or window frame. |
scotia | a concave molding used especially in classical architecture > SCOTIAS. |
screeding | (noun) the material of a screed, as used to finish a floor. |
seeling | a ceiling. In OSPD SEELING is valid, but only as a participle of SEEL, hence SEELINGS is #. |
semidome | half a dome, especially as formed by a vertical section. |
semidomed | having a half dome. |
semilune | a half-moon-shaped object, body, or structure. Also DEMILUNE. |
severy | a compartment of a vaulted ceiling. |
sexfoil | a window, design etc. with six lobes or leaves. |
sharawadgi sharawaggi | in design, architecture etc., the use of irregularity for deliberate, artful, contrastive effect. |
sidepiece | the jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or window. |
sield | = CEILED, provided with a ceiling. |
skewback | either of two inset abutments sloped to support a segmental arch. |
skybridge | a covered elevated bridge connecting two buildings. |
skylight | a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylight. Aka FANLIGHT. |
skywalk | an elevated walkway between two buildings. |
slipform | a form that can be moved slowly as work progresses; (verb) to work using a slipform. |
soaker | a small piece of lead used to form a watertight joint with a chimney where it projects from a roof. |
socle | a plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall, column etc. |
soffit | the ornamented underside of a stair or archway. |
solidum | a large moulding along the base of a pedestal > SOLIDUMS. |
solive | a joist or beam of secondary importance. |
spandrel spandril | the triangular space between the curve of arch and the right angle enclosing it. |
spire+ | a tall slender architectural structure tapering to a point. |
spirelet | a slender spire, aka FLECHE. |
staircase | a flight of stairs, its supporting framework, and, usually, a handrail or banisters. |
staircased | having a STAIRCASE. |
staircasing | a staircase or staircases collectively. |
staired | having, or arranged like, stairs. |
stairfoot | the level place at the foot of the stairs. |
stairhead | the level place at the top of the stairs. |
stairway | a means of access consisting of stairs; staircase or flight of steps. |
stairwell | a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. |
stanchel | an upright beam, bar or support; (verb) to support by a STANCHEL > STANCHELLED. |
stanchion | an upright beam, bar or support; (verb) to support by a stanchion. |
stayre | stair. |
stoep | a platform along the front, and sometimes the side, of a house. |
stonework | any work in stone. |
storey | a floor or level of a building. |
storeyed | having STOREYS. |
storiated | decorated with elaborate ornamental designs. N.B. there is no verb STORIATE. |
stretcher | a brick placed lengthwise in masonry. |
striga | the flute of a column > STRIGAE. |
stringcourse | a horizontal band or molding set in the front of a building. |
stucco | a kind of plaster for exteriors of buildings, especially highly ornamented > STUCCOES. (Verb) to coat with stucco > STUCCOS. |
studding | the woodwork of a lath and plaster wall or partition; a piece of wood for this. |
studwork | brickwork walls between studs; studded leather. |
stylobate | a continuous pedestal supporting a row of columns. |
subarcuate | somewhat arched; with two or more arches under a main arch. |
subbase | the lowest part of a base. |
subceiling | an under-ceiling. |
subfloor | a rough floor underlying a finished floor. |
sunblind | a blind to keep out the sun. |
sunporch | a screened porch with sunny exposure. |
surbase | a cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. |
surbased | having a SURBASE, a cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. |
surbed | to set edgewise, as a stone; that is, to set it in a position different from that which it had in the quarry. |
systyle | having an intercolumniation of two diameters; (noun) such an arrangement. |
tanalised tanalized | of timber, treated with Tanalith, a proprietary preservative. |
tarpaper | paper coated with tar, for covering roofs etc. |
teer | to daub, plaster. |
tegula | a tile > TEGULAE. |
telamon | a draped male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster, aka ATLAS > TELAMONES. |
terrace | a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope; a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face; (verb) to equip with a terrace. |
terrazzo | a flooring of marble chips set in mortar and then polished > TERRAZZOS. |
tetrastyle | a building with four columns. |
thack theek | to thatch. |
tholobate | the substructure of a dome or cupola. |
tholos tholus | a round building, dome, cupola > THOLOI, THOLI. |
tierceron | a subordinate rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs. |
tige | the shaft of a column. [Fr. tige, stalk]. |
timberwork | work made of timbers. |
timpanum tympanum | the space between an arch and the lintel of a portal > TIMPANA or TIMPANUMS; TYMPANA or TYMPANUMS. |
topstone | a stone that is placed on the top, or which forms the top. |
toric | having the form of a TORUS, a rounded swelling. |
torsel | a plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam. |
torus | a rounded swelling; the lowest moulding of a column > TORI, TORUSES. |
trabeate | built of horizontal beams rather than arches. |
trabeated | constructed of horizontal beams, as Greek architecture. |
trabeation | a construct of horizontal beams. |
trabecula | a rod-like structure running across a cavity and giving it internal support > TRABECULAE or TRABECULAS. |
traceried | with TRACERY. |
tracery | a pattern of interlacing ribs, esp. as used in the upper part of a Gothic window, etc. |
transom | a structure dividing a window horizontally. |
transomed | having a TRANSOM, a structure dividing a window horizontally. |
trave | a crossbeam or space between crossbeams. |
treille | a trellis. |
trellis | a structure of cross-barred or lattice-work; (verb) to fit with a trellis. |
triapsal triapsidal | having three apses. |
triclinium | a couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts > TRICLINIA. |
triforial | relating to a TRIFORIUM. |
triforium | a gallery or arcade over an aisle; a gallery over nave and choir > TRIFORIA. |
triglyph | an architectural ornament of a tablet bearing two V-shaped channels. |
trumeau | a piece of wall or pillar between two openings > TRUMEAUX. |
turret | a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, esp. a medieval castle. |
turreted | having turrets. |
turrical | like a turret. |
unroof | to remove the roof from. |
upaithric | see HUPAITHRIC. |
vaultage | vaulted work; also, a vaulted place; an arched cellar. |
ventana | a window. |
veranda verandah viranda virando | a roofed gallery, terrace, or open portico along the front or side of a building. |
verandaed | having a VERANDA. |
verandahed | having a VERANDAH. |
viga | a ceiling beam. |
vomitorium vomitory | an opening in a large building by which a crowd is let out. The pl. of VOMITORIUM is VOMITORIA. |
voussoir | one of the wedge-shaped pieces forming an arch or vault; (verb) to construct with a voussoir. |
wainscot | to line with boards or panels; (noun) fine oak panelling. |
wainscoting wainscotting | (noun) oak panelling. |
walkup | (something) reached by means of stairs. |
wallboard | building board, board for lining walls. |
weephole | a hole in a wall to allow water to escape from behind. |
wellhole | the open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase. |
windock winnock | a window. |
windore | a window. |
window | (verb) to provide with windows. |
windowpane | the glass in a window. |
windowy | like a window > WINDOWIER, WINDOWIEST. |
windway | a passage for air. |
woodblock | a type of flooring. |
xyst xystos xystus | a long covered portico or court used by ancient Greek athletes for exercises > XYSTS, XYSTOI, XYSTI. |
yate yett | a gate, door. |
zocco zoccolo | a plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall, column etc > ZOCCOS, ZOCCOLOS. Cf. SOCLE. |