Eyebrow window: A window in an eyebrow dormer
History does not record when the first eyebrow dormers peeked out of American houses, ...
Eyebrow - roof windows that look like eyebrows.
Façade - a dormer that is featured in the center roofline of the facade. Usually has a lancet window and vergeboard scroll sawn decor. (used in Gothic domestic architecture).
eyebrow dormer
a dormer that has a bell curve shape on top and a straight horizontal bottom. It looks a lot like an eyebrow, hence the name.
eyebrow window ...
Eyebrow Window A small, horizontally rectangular window, often located on the uppermost story, aligned with windows below. F
Facade One of the exterior faces (walls) of a building.
Eyebrow Dormer
A low dormer on the slope of a roof. It has no sides, but the roof is carried over it in a continuous wavy line.
Façade ...
eyebrow - roof windows that look like eyebrows. (p. 44).
facade dormer - used in Gothic domestic architecture. It is a dormer that is featured in the center roofline of the facade. Usually has a lancet window and vergeboard scroll sawn decor.
Eyebrow
Eyebrow dormers have a low upward curve, with no distinct vertical sides, allowing for a curved window that looks much like an eye behind sleepy eyelids.
EYEBROW
Dormer-like roof projection with a window or vent and a curved top.
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eyebrow pencil - makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows
eyeliner - makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes
eyeshadow - makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes ...
eyebrow dormer A curved dormer with no sides, covered by a smooth protrusion from the sloping roof.
facade The main exterior face of a building, sometimes distinguished from the other faces by elaboration of architectural or ornamental details.
EYEBROW WINDOW - Set into roof slope under curve in tiles.
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FACADE - Front elevation of building.
"Like a woman with no eyebrows," people said, because the windows lacked decorative details. For awhile, window boxes were installed. But this did not solve the deeper problem.
Hipped, gabled or eyebrow dormers
Round towers
Multi-level eaves
Syrian arched doors, windows, porches
Full-width one-story porch
The name itself describes the dominating finish veneer found in the style of home.
The second floor has segmentally arched windows with eyebrow cornices and large keystones. The size and quality of the glass in the sash windows suggests that it is not original. There is a band or string course separating the first and second floors.
often includes prominent projecting or eyebrow dormers
shaped verandah
façade, especially front gable, covered in variety of contrasting decorative shingle patterns ...
Curvy "eyebrow" dormers
Turrets, towers, verandas, and oriels
Asymmetrical floor plans ...
in Buddhist art, a whorl of hair or protuberance between the eyebrows of a Buddha or other honored individual.
Ushnīsha
a conventional identifying topknot of hair on an image of Shakyamuni Buddha, symbolic of his wisdom.
Hobson Richardson (1838-1886) that are largely based on the Romanesque style of southeast France; typical elements include asymmetrical massing, round towers with conical roofs, massive walls with deep arched openings, hipped roofs with eyebrow ...
 See also: Architecture, House, Dormer, Porch, Gothic
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