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| gable |
any similar feature used as ornamentation, as above a window or door. [1/2 definitions] |
| glass |
any of several objects made of glass, such as a window, mirror, or barometer. [1/5 definitions] |
| glaze |
to install glass in (a window). [1/9 definitions] |
| glazier |
a person who is trained to install window glass. |
| glazing |
the act of cutting and fitting glass in a window or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| grille |
a grating, often of metal, used as a screen, barrier, or decoration over an opening such as a window or the ventilation area of an engine. |
| holland |
linen or cotton cloth, often glazed, used to make window shades, upholstery, and clothing. |
| jalousie |
a shutter, blind, or window with overlapping horizontal slats that can be tilted to admit more or less light or air. |
| jamb |
the side, or side frame, of a door or window opening. |
| lancet window |
a tall narrow window terminating in a lancet arch. |
| lead2 |
to set (window glass) into position with leads. [1/10 definitions] |
| ledge |
a narrow, flat, horizontal projection from a vertical surface, esp. from a wall, as at the bottom of a window. [1/3 definitions] |
| lintel |
a supporting horizontal beam at the top of a doorway or window. |
| lock1 |
a mechanical device for preventing entry through a door or window or into a safe, usu. opened with a key or combination. [1/10 definitions] |
| louver |
any of a set of narrow openings between slanted horizontal slats in a door, window, or shutter. [1/3 definitions] |
| mullion |
a vertical divider, such as a strip between panes or sections of a window, wall panels, or the like. |
| ope |
(archaic) not closed, as a window or door; open. [1/2 definitions] |
| oriel |
a bay window that projects from a wall and is usu. supported from below by a bracket. |
| pane |
one of the glass sections of a window or door, or the sheet of glass that fills such a section. [1/2 definitions] |
| pediment |
a low pointed or curved gable atop a wall, entrance, window, cabinet, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| picture window |
a large window, often found in a living room, that is intended to offer a broad, framed view of the outside. |
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