tread
The horizontal portion of a step, usually with a rounded edge , or 'nosing' which overhangs the riser.
trefoil ...
Tread: The horizontal part of a step or stair.
Trussed Rafters: Method of roof construction utilising prefabricated triangular framework of timbers. Now widely used in domestic construction.
Tread The horizontal part of a step or stair.
Trimmed Joist Cut joist where an opening is formed in a ceiling, roof or floor, for example a roof hatch or stairwell.
tread - The part of the step that is stepped on. It is constructed to the same specifications (thickness) as any other flooring. The tread "length" is measured from the outer edge of the step to the vertical "riser" between steps.
Tread
- the horizontal surface of each step. The going is the same thing, but is properly measured as the horizontal difference between successive nosings.
See stair.
TREAD
Horizontal part of a stair step.
TURRET
Curved projection with windows, often topped by a conical roof.
tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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step - relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" ...
tread - the horizontal surface of a step (see riser)
trim - the framing of features on a façade which may be of a different color, material, or design than the adjacent wall surface ...
Tread: The part of a banquette where a soldier stood to fire over the parapet. See banquette.
Trench: A ditch dug in the ground; the earth from the trench was thrown up to form a parapet, used as defensive or offensive position. See sap.
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Stair-end
Also called tread-end or stair bracket ...
Irina Andreescu-Treadgold and Warren Treadgold,"Procopius and the Imperial Panels of San Vitale," The Art Bulletin , 1997 (79). pp. 708-723 (available on JSTOR).
San Vitale of Ravenna. Pages prepared by Mary Ann Sullivan of Bluffton University.
Bracketed Stairs - Stairs with treads carried on a cut string, usually with overhanging nosings
Brad - A wire nail usually 50 to 65 mm long, with rounded built head and/or; ...
The treads of each flight shall be of uniform width, and stairs, corridors or passages shall be 4 ft. 6 in. wide unless the building is for the accommodation of less than two hundred persons, when it may be 3 ft. 6 in. wide.
Rise - The vertical distance from one stair tread to the next.
Riser - The vertical portion of a step. The board covering the open space between stair treads.
Roof Pitch - Degree of roof slant stated in inches rise per foot.
The tread end may be carved on a staircase.Trefoil
A three-lobed opening.Trenched purlins
Purlins (horizontal longitudinal timbers in a roof structure) which are trenched into the backs of the principals.
STRING
Sloping member holding the ends of the treads and risers of a staircase. Close string: a broad string covering the ends of the treads and risers. Open string: cut into the shape of the treads and risers.
Riser - The vertical member from the top of one stair tread to the top of the one next above.
Risk Rating - An estimate as to the credit and responsibility of an individual or business concern.
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RISER - the vertical part of a step between the treads.
TREAD - the upper horizontal part of a step.
the vertical piece connecting two treads in a flight of stairs.
Rococo ...
Winders Steps with radiating risers and thus narrowing treads.
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Notice how the roof has a patterned tin finish and the stairs are decorated under the treads along the stringer cover.
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 See also: Member, House, Riser, Floor, Door
  
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