Cyclopean - Drystone masonry, ancient, of huge blocks.
Daub - A mud of clay mixture applied over wattle to strengthen and seal it.
Dead-ground - Close to the wall, where the defenders can't shoot.
Cyclopean Block - Rock faced blocks often used in foundations
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Dado - Mid section of a pedestal, between base and cornice ...
Cut: Assault tower Cyclopean: Drystone masonry, ancient, of huge blocks.
D Dado: Lower part of an interior wall, often decorated with arcading. Daub: A mud of clay mixture applied over wattle to strengthen and seal it.
In sub-cusping the sides of the cusps have smaller cusps, usually on a recessed plane.CutwaterA curved- or angle-ended stage at the bottom of a bridge pier.Cyclopean masonryLarge irregular polygonal stones, smooth and finely jointed.
Inca architecture lacks the sculptural genius of the Maya, but Inca stonework on a massive scale is unexcelled; enormous pieces of stone were transported over mountain terrain and fitted together with extreme precision, in what is called cyclopean ...
Cushion - capital cut from a block by rounding off the lower corners.
Cusp - curves meeting in a point. Cusp a projecting point forming a leaf shape in the tracery of a gothic door-arch or window-head.
Cyclopean - drystone masonry, ...
 See also: Arches, Masonry, Frame, Tower, Gothic
  
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