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SIDE DORMER [3 records]

Record 1 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

The vertical side of a dormer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Face latérale, triangulaire, d'une lucarne.

DEF

Paroi qui compose le remplissage latéral d'une lucarne, le plus souvent en maçonnerie. Elle repose sur un chevron de jouée; sa maçonnerie est soit enduite, soit bardée avec un matériau de couverture.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

A low, curve-headed dormer without side walls; typically used on shingle or slate roofs, with the courses continuous over the top of the dormer.

DEF

A low dormer in a roof over which the roof is carried, in a wave line similar to the arch or ridge, over an eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

The side of a dormer, mortise, tenon, etc.

OBS

cheek

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
  • Menuiserie
DEF

Epaisseur du bois restant de chaque côté d'une mortaise ou d'une rainure.

Spanish

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