A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 281
screw used to replacea nail, usually intended to be driven by ascrewdriver, for which purpose it has a slotin the liead, which may be Hat or rounded.Gimlet screws are those wood screws whichhave a sharp pointed end so that they can bedriven, at least into soft wood, without thepreparatory boring of… … Screen of O.ak: Northfi.eet Church, Kent; c. 1300. line, as by an awl; hence, to fit one piece toanother of irregular or uneven form, as a plainpiece against a moulded piece, or as in shapingthe lower edge of a baseboard to fit the irregu-larities of the Hoor. SCRIPTORIUM. In mediieval Latin,…
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