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Hanging stile
mullion
Vitrage
window
window sash
Suddenly a gust of wind beat violently against the casement of the window, from which the double frame had been removed (by order of the prince, ...
The stiles were the vertical boards, one of which, tenoned or hinged, is known as the hanging stile, the other as the middle or meeting stile. The horizontal cross pieces are the top rail, bottom rail, and middle or intermediate rails.
Each flap is usually morticed, one into the door frame and the other into the hanging stile. The ordinary steel butt is very cheap and durable, but ball-bearing butts are smoother running and noiseless ...
 See also: Frame, Stile, Masonry, Timber, Architecture
  
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