En (1323)

This document is a glossary that defines various architectural and construction terms. It provides concise definitions for terms like keyed dado, keys, kiln, king post, kitchen, knee, knotting, and many others related to woodworking, masonry, and building design elements.

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GLOSSARY.

1301
Keyed Dado. Thai whicli has bars of wood grooved into it across tho grain at the back
to prevent it warping.
Keys. In naked flooring are pieces of timber fixed in between the joists by mortise and
tenon. When these are fastened with their ends projecting against the sides of the
joists, they are called sirutting-picccs.
Kiln. A building for the accnmulation and retention of heat in order to dry or burn
certain materials deposited within them.
King Post. The centre post in a trussed roof. See Crown Post.
KiuB Plate, Roof, and Stone. See Curb Plate
;
Curb Roof
;
and Cure Stone.
Kitchen. (Fr. Cuisine.) The apartment or oflBce of a house wherein the operations
of
cookery are carried on.
Knee. A part of the back of a handrailing, of a convex form, being the reverse of ,i
ramp, which is also the back of a handrail, but is concave. The term knee is also
given to any small piece of timber of a bent or angular form.
Knee Piece, or Knee Rafter. An angular piece of timber, to which other pieces in the
roof are fastened.
Knobblino. Knocking ofl the rough protuberances of hard rock stone at the quarry. It
is called also skiffling.
Knocker. A movable sort of hammer, more or less of an ornamental character, hinged
to the face of a door or gate by which attendance ia claimed to the demands of those
requiring admittance. The knob-wh\c\\ is struck upon is sometimes called a door-nail.
Knot, or Knob. A bunch of leaves or flowers, as the bosses at the ends of a label ; at the
intersection of ribs
;
and in capitals.
Knotting. The preliminary process in painting, to prevent the knots appearing, by cover-
ing them with a coat composed cf red read, then white lead and oil, and lastly, a coat
of gold size. Sometimes leaf silver is used. Also a knotting size.
Knuckle. The joint of a cylindrical form, with a pin as an axis, by which the straps of
a hinge are fastened together.
Knulling. a moulding nearly flat, and similar in character to a bead and reel orna-
ment. It is chiefly used in cabinetwork.
Koss. A measure of length used in India, which varies in different provinces
;
generally
about two mil^s.
KuijB Stone. See Curb Stone.
Label. In Gothic architecture, the drip or hood moulding over an aperture when it is
returned square.
Labour. (Lat.) A terra in masonry employed to denote the value of a piece of work in
consideration of the time bestowed upon it.
Labyrinth. (Gr. AaSupndos.) Literally a place, usually subterraneous, full of inextri-
cable windings. The four celebrated labyrinths of antiquity were the Cretan, Egyptian,
Lemnian, and Italian. The first has the reputation of being the work of Daedalus to
secure the Minotaur; the second is said to have been constructed under the command of
Psammeticvis, king of Egypt ; the third was on the island of Lemnos, and was sup-
ported by columns of great beauty
;
tho fourth is reported to have been designed by
Porsenna, king of Etruria, as a tomb for himself and his successors.
Labyrinth Fret. A fret, wnth many turnings, in the form of a labyrinth. See Fret.
Laconicum.
(Lat.) One of the apartments in the ancient baths, so called from its having
been first used in Laconia.
Lacquer. A yellow varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, coloured by
gamboge, saffron, annotto, or other yellow, orange, or red colouring matters. The use
of
lacquer is chiefly for varnishing brass, and some other metals, in order to give them
a golden colour and preserve their lustre.
Lactarium.
(Lat.) Strictly a dairy-house. In ancient architecture, it was a place in
the
Roman herb market, indicated by a column, called the Columna Lactaria, whore
foundlings were fed and nourished.
Lacunar.
(Lat.) The ceiling or under surface of the member of an order. Also tho
under side of the larmier or corona of a cornice. The under side also of that part of
the
architrave between the capitals of columns. The ceiling of any part in archi-
tecture receives the name of lacunar only when it consists of compartments sunk or
hollowed,
without spaces or bands, between the panels ; if it is with bands, it is called
laqtiear.
Lady.
A sized slate used in roofing.
Lady
Chapel. The name given to a chapel dedicated to the Virgin, generally, io
ancient
cathedrals, placed behind the high altar.