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FENETRE EBRASEE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-08-20

English

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

Window unit set at an angle in a wall.

OBS

Splay, a slope or bevel; more especially the slope of the sides of a window where the external opening is narrower than the internal, the sides or jambs being then described as "splayed."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

ébraser : Pratiquer un élargissement biais de l'encadrement d'une ouverture, pour donner plus de lumière au local ou augmenter l'angle d'ouverture de la croisée ou de la porte.

Spanish

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