utte 32. Vambraced 33. Crescent 34. Indorsed 35. Jessd & Billd 36. Pelican 37. Frettedj 38. Nowed 39. Pegasus 40. Increscent 41. Decrescent 42. Star. Centering (in bridge building), the pre-liminary operation to forming the arch of abridge. It is effected by placing on the piersa framework of… … completed, it presses with enormous force onNo. 37.—Vol. II. the wooden frame. In order to get over thisdifficulty in the way of their removal, the baseof each line of timbers rests on a series ofwedges, so that every blow of the hammerapplied to the point of the wedge, tends tofacilitate the…
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