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Joists
Horizontal timbers laid in parallel to support the floor of a building.
Keel moulding
Moulding used from the late 12th century, in section like the keel of a ship.
Keep
Principal tower of a castle.
Kentish cusp
In
tracery
in the
Gothic
style, a
cusp
or curved projection which has a v-shaped opening set within the apex. Also called a
split cusp
.
Key pattern
In
classical
architecture and decoration, a band of geometrical ornament composed of straight and vertical lines. Also called
Greek fret
or
Greek key
.
Keystone
Central stone in an arch or vault.
Killeen
(Irish): A walled enclosure, often near old monastic sites, used until recent times for the burial of unbaptized children.
King-strut
In a roof structure, a vertical timber placed centrally on a
tie-beam
, not directly supporting longitudinal timbers. Compare
queen-strut
.
Kingpost
In a roof structure, a vertical timber set centrally on a
tie-beam
, rising to the apex of the roof to support a
ridge-piece
.
Knapped
Of flint, worked to a flat outer surface.
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