A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 272
Splay, (old Er. Disployer), the expansion given to door-ways, windows, and other openingsin walls, &c, by slanting the sides.This mode of construction prevailsin Gothic architecture, especially onthe insides of windows, but is veryrarely, if ever, used in Classicalarchitecture. The term is also…
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