Diamond-faced rustication
Rustication (the exaggerated treatment of masonry to give an effect of strength), with the faces treated like shallow pyramids.DiaperRepetitive surface decoration of lozenges or squares flat or in relief.
diamond shingles
ornamental shingles that when overlapped form diamonds.
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Diamondlike shape; a rhombus that is not square
Used as a fret or molding, e.g., the Normans in lozenge and billet molding
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Diamond shaped boards bearing a coat of arms of a deceased person. They were displayed on his house between death and burial and afterwards laid up in the parish church, a practice which began in the 17th century.
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Diamond, J. Schmidt, D.,Peter, Insight and On Site, The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt, Toronto , Douglas & McIntyre, 2008
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A diamond shape decoration found carved on pillars and arches.
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Chisel, Diamond, Fishscale, Octagon, Sawtooth, Square Butt
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Square or Diamond shaped panes of glass (usually quite small) supported and joined together by lead strips called Calms or Cames.
Square floor slabs or tiles known as Quarry Tiles.
Reredos.
Lozenge - Diamond shape.
Machicolations - Projecting gallery on brackets, on outside of castle or towers, with holes in floor for dropping rocks, shooting, etc.
LOZENGE A diamond-shaped pattern characteristic of Romanesque decoration that is often carved around pillars, arches and doorways.
LUCARNE Small gabled opening in a roof or spire.
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Lozenge - Diamond shaped panel.
Margin - Band at the edge of stone blocks.
Lozenge - A diamond shape, i.e. a flat rectilinear figure with four equal sides but two angles sharper than the others.
Lucarne - A small opening in an attic or a spire. Also called A dormer window.
lozenge - a diamond-shaped decorative motif; usually one of a series.
lunette - a half-moon window, or wall space beneath an arch or vault.
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lozenge: A diamond shape Compare with chevron. See also nailhead.
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mausoleum: Structure for a tomb. Compare with: sarcophagus, memorial brass ...
Diaper brickwork - a diamond pattern, achieved by using bricks of different colours.
English bond - a bond consisting of alternate courses of headers and stretchers.
From hard to soft they include: diamond, garnet, corundum(emery), carborundum, powdered glass, and silica sand. The hardest abrasives cause others to wear the most while lasting the longer themselves.
The "quarry window," barely referred to, its diamond-shaped or oblong panes painted, richly bordered, relieved by bosses of coloured ornament often heraldic, is of constant occurrence.
In 1985, helped establish Siegel, Sklarek, Diamond, the first architectural firm to be formed and managed by an African-American woman.
Today, Siegel, Sklarek, Diamond is one of the largest firms in the United States to be owned entirely by women.
Decorative effect on walls achieved with diamond or square patterns. This is most easily achieved with brick, using different coloured bricks across walls. However diaper patterns can also be in stone, even tiles.
Lath and plaster Thin strips of wood nailed to interior surfaces such as studs and ceiling joists and covered with plaster Leadlight Decorative glazing using small rectangular, diamond or other shaped pieces of glass, often coloured, ...
leaded window A window composed of small panes, usually diamond-shaped or rectangular, held in place by narrow strips of cast lead.
leader A horizontal or vertical cylinder, usually made of metal, which carries water from the gutter to the ground.
quarrel (quarry) - Small, rectangular, diamond or triangular shaped panes of glass
Queen Anne sash - A window with many small geometrical shaped panes running along the edges ...
bastion In military architecture, an angular and pointed projection, often diamond-shaped and usually located at a corner, that enabled gunners to defend the ramparts and curtains of a fortification.
LATTICE WINDOW
Sash divided diagonally into diamond-shaped panes.
LIGHT
Transparent portion of a window; also, single pane of glass.
in some structures this becomes quite complex and is the main form of decoration as in the Ishakani tomb of north Kenya which is decorated with more than thirty panels with various forms of geometric designs consisting of triangles, diamonds, squares, ...
use various shaped playing surfaces such as an oval field/pitch, for cricket and/or Australian rules football; or a rectangular field/pitch, for football (soccer), rugby league, rugby union, American football and/or Canadian football; or a diamond ...
Lozenge
A lozenge shape is a four-sided two-dimensional figure with a diamond-like shape.
Lunette
A semicircular panel, often above a door or window, usually having some sort of decoration.
Church of the Advocate, National Historic Landmark, 1801 W. Diamond St.
Windows can be expansive bay windows or casement windows with diamond or rectangular panes. Shingled gable roofs are accentuated by rafter brackets and projecting eaves.
Overlapping wooden tiles used to clad exterior walls; may take various shapes such as fish-scales, diamonds or squares.
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Louvre - opening in roof (sometimes topped with lantern) to allow smoke to escape from central hearth.
Lozenge - diamond shape.
Lozenge: A diamond shape.
M Machicolation: A gallery projecting on brackets and built on the outside of castle towers and walls, with openings in the floor through which to drop molten lead, boiling oil, and missiles; ...
 See also: Architecture, House, Ornament, Brick, Arches
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