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12:55 Mar 31, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: oriel window
Definition from Residential design glossary:
A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. wisegeek
  • Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. The New York Times
  • the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes"; Colmar
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4erkerio langas
Lidija Sirvinskaite


  

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erkerio langas


Definition from wikipedia:
Langas, esantis pastato dalyje, išsikišusioje iš fasado plokštumos.

Example sentence(s):
  • Erkeris – (vok. Erker) – pastato dalis su langais, išsikišusi iš fasado plokštumos, kartais pastato kampe. - wikipedia  
Lidija Sirvinskaite
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O G V cardar De cardo. 1. tr. Preparar con la carda una materia textil para el hilado. Sin.: carduzar, carmenar, perchar, peinar, desenredar, ahuecar, batir, emborrizar, emprimar. 2. tr. Sacar suavemente el pelo con la carda a los paños, felpas u otros tejidos. Sin.: carduzar, carmenar, perchar, peinar, desenredar, ahuecar, batir, emborrizar, emprimar. 3. tr. Peinar o cepillar el pelo desde la punta hasta la raíz a fin de que, al alisar ligeramente su superficie, quede hueco. Ese es el resultado, que gane volumen o se alce como si estuviera hueco. Es decir, lo mismo que backcombed. Interesante averiguar si se puede decir carded tb o es más propio de tejidos.

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