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2. Jamb - Wikipedia

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   The jambs of a window outside the frame are called reveals. Small shafts to doors and windows with caps and bases are called jamb-shafts; when in the inside arris of the jamb of a window, they are sometimes called scoinsons. [2] A doorjamb, door jamb, or sometimes doorpost is the vertical portion of the door frame onto which a door is secured. [3]

3. Door - Wikipedia

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   Door casing, door frame, or chambranle – formed by the lintel and the two jambs. Sill (for exterior doors) – A horizontal sill plate below the door that supports the door frame. Similar to a window sill but for a door; Threshold (for exterior doors) – A horizontal plate below the door that bridges the crack between the interior floor and ...

4. John B. Begley Chapel - Wikipedia

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   Width: 44 feet (13 m) Height: 60 feet (18 m) Number of floors: One: ... An 800-pound curved Ozark red oak door serves as the entry, set into a stepped brick door jamb ...

5. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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   A pillar boutant is a large chain or jamb of stone, made to support a wall, terrace, or vault. The word is French, and comes from the verb bouter, "to butt" or "abut". [4] Bracket (see also corbel) A weight-bearing member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall. Bressummer

6. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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   The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

7. Astragal - Wikipedia

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   The vertical member (molding) attaches to a stile on one of a pair of either sliding or swinging doors, against which the other door seals when closed. Exterior astragals are kerfed for weatherstripping. The weatherstripping at the bottom of garage doors is also referred to as an astragal. An astragal may also be known as a "meeting stile seal".