A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 266
Screw stairs. See Newel,Vise, and Step. Shoar, a sloping piece of tim-ber acting as a temporary but-tress to support a structure thatthreatens ruin, or that needssuch help during repairs. Shouldering • piece, in car-pentry called also Br agger, isan obsolete term, probably thesame as Bracket:…
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