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2. Post (structural) - Wikipedia

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   Rarely a post may have an "integral bracket" [14] which is a mid-post flair to carry a lower timber. The portion of a flared post extending upward at the top is called the upstand [15] and one of the top tenons is called a teazle (teasel) tenon. Jetty – A post supporting a jetty; Door – A post framing a doorway. Blade – A specific name ...

3. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   Corner guard: Used to protect the edge of the wall at an outside corner, or to cover a joint on an inside corner. Cornice : Generally any horizontal decorative moulding Cove moulding or coving : Concave-profile moulding that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling

4. Finial - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome, spire, tower, roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. [3] A finial is typically carved in stone. Where there are several such elements they may be called pinnacles. The very top of a ...

5. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   In adjustable shelving systems, the bracket may be in two parts, with the load-bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall-mounted slotted vertical metal strip. Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels.

6. Ogee - Wikipedia

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   A building's surface detailing, inside and outside, often includes decorative moulding, and these often contain ogee-shaped profiles—consisting (from low to high) of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, with vertical ends; if the lower curve is convex and higher one concave, this is known as a Roman ogee, although frequently the terms are used interchangeably and for a variety of other ...

7. Pilaster - Wikipedia

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   The pilaster can be replaced by ornamental brackets supporting the entablature or a balcony over a doorway. When a pilaster appears at the corner intersection of two walls it is known as a canton. [4] As with a column, a pilaster can have a plain or fluted surface to its profile and can be represented in the mode of numerous architectural styles.