Wing-wall - Wall downslope of motte to protect stairway.
Yett - Iron lattice gate.
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Wing-walls - walls extending out from the line of the front wall of a building, often dividing individual houses in terrace rows and sometimes decorated.
Wave - sinuous moulding.
Weathering - sloping surface to throw off rainwater.
Wicket - person-sized door set into the main gate door.
Wing-wall - wall downslope of motte to protect stairway.
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Westwork is sometimes used synonymously with narthex. Wicket: Person-sized door set into the main gate door. Wing-wall: Wall downslope of motte to protect stairway.
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 See also: Sill, Aperture, Pitch, Church, Pilaster
  
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