A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 111
utilized in any waydesired. Ordinarily, sudi a structure u.sed forthe heiiting of the interior of any building ; inthis sense, divisible into hot air fiirnace, hotwater funuice, and steam furnaite; altlioughmore conmionly limited to the liot air furnacealone. Such a furnace is distinguished from a… … direct nuliation , although some part of the licitof tlic st<ne may be di\erted, and the <i>\ebecome, in a sense, a furnace. (See Warming.) FURRING. A light framework, or simplystrips, — generally of w(X)d, but sometimes ofmetal, — apjilied to walls, beams, or similarsurfaces to supjjort…
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