Nookshaft - Shaft set in angle of jamb or pier. Offset - Ledge marking the narrowing of a wall's thickness. Oilette - A round opening at the base of a loophole, usually for a cannon muzzle ...
Nookshaft Offset ledge in a wall followed by reduced thickness of the wall ...
Necking - ornament at the top of a column, bottom of the capital. Newel - center post of spiral staircase. Niche - vertical recess in a wall, often to take a statue. Nookshaft - shaft set in angle of jamb or pier. ...
Contrast with: apse Nookshaft: Shaft set in angle of jamb or pier. O Ogee or ogive arch: An arch with a pointed apex, formed by the intersection of two S curves usually confined to decoration and not used in arcade arches.
See also: Scaffolding, Pitch, Bond, Pillar, Church
 
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