Scalloping
In Gothic or Medieval architecture, scalloping was used as decoration under a cornice or decorative freize. The design may come from the machicolations in turrets.
Scallop - An ornamental carved or moulded in the form of a shell.
Sconce - In military architecture, a small fort or earthwork, usually built as a counter-fort or to defend a pass. Castle gate, etc.
scalloped, fish scale, or circle siding
siding shaped like the round overlapping scales of a fish. The siding may be rounded or segmentally-shaped.
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Scallop - Carved in a series of semi-circles.
Scappled - Cut to a smooth face.
Scarp - Slope on inner side of ditch.
Scallop Shell:
A semicircular shell with ridges radiating from a point at the bottom.
Sconce: ...
Scallop
- ornament carved in the form of a shell, often above doorways.
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Scallop-shaped shingles
Complicated roofline with many gables
Gingerbread ornaments in all eight gable peaks
Awnings
In addition, the owners installed stained glass windows from historic harvesters.
Scallop, traveller's hat; pilgrim's staff (a walking stick with a crutch-like hook at the top
John
son of Zebdeee, brother of James ...
scallop shell - a shell of a scallop
oyster shell - a shell of an oyster
phragmacone, phragmocone - the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite ...
Scalloped -
capital Type of capital in which the semi-circular surface is carved into a series of truncated cones.
School - ...
a scalloped gable of Dutch origin.
Embattled
a usage for the decorative adaptation of the alternating merlons and embrasures on the parapet or breastwork of a rampart walk.
The leaves are thick, fleshy, and scalloped. A stylization of the acanthus leaf began in Greek and Roman decoration, especially on the Corinthian capital.
SCALLOPED CAPITAL: a style of capital characteristic of the Norman style, developed from the cushion capital by carving the four sides into scallops. SCISSOR BRACES: crossed braces.
Capital with concave lower part, usually scalloped, in use in the later 12th century.TrussBraced framework, spanning between supports.
acanthus: A Mediterranean plant. The leaves are thick, fleshy, and scalloped. A stylization of the acanthus leaf was often used in ancient decoration, especially the Corinthian capital See also Corinthian capital ...
White, plain stucco walls
Arched openings, especially on ground level
Long arcaded corridors
Low pitched tile roofs
Scalloped, parapeted gable ends
Small balconies
Deeply shaded porches
Dark interiors, suited for warmer climates ...
It has the visual effect of heightening the building. An espadaña is roughly triangular in shape but with graceful curved or scalloped edges. Openings for bells make an espadaña kind of a campanario.
 See also: Architecture, House, Ornament, Scalloped, Frame
  
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