This section is from the book "Carpentry for Boys", by J. S. Zerbe. Also available from Amazon: Carpentry for Boys.
Depressed. A sunken surface or part.
Diagrammatical. A drawing made to illustrate the working or the scheme, without showing all the parts or giving their relative positions or measurements.
Diametrically. A direction toward the center or across the middle of a figure or thing.
Diagonal. A direction which is not parallel with or perpendicular to a line.
Dominate. To govern; controlling.
Door trim. The hardware which is attached to a door.
Double-roofed. All form of roof structure where there is an inner frame to support the rafters.
Drop forged. Metal forms which are struck up by means of heavy hammers, in which are the molds or patterns of the article to be formed.
Elaboration. Wrought with labor; finished with great care.
Elevation. The act of raising from a lower to a higher degree; a projection of a building or other object on a plane perpendicular to the horizon.
Elliptical. Having the form of an ellipse.
Embellishment. The act of adorning; that which adds beauty or elegance.
Entablature. The structure which lies horizontally upon the columns.
Equidistant. Being at an equal distance from a point.
Escutcheon. An ornamental plate like that part about a keyhole.
Evolve. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand.
Façade. The front of a building; the principal front having some architectural pretensions.
Facing-boards. The finishing of the face of a wall of different material than the main part of the wall; the wide board below the cornice or beneath the windows.
Factor. One of the elements, circumstances or influences which contribute to produce a result.
Fence. A term used to designate a metal barrier or guard on a part of a tool.
Fish plate. A pair of plates, usually placed on opposite sides of the pieces to be secured together, and held by cross bolts.
Flare. A pitch; an angle; an inclination.
Flush. Unbroken, or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface.
Frog clamping screw. A screw which is designed to hold or adjust two angled pieces.
Fulcrum. That by which a lever is sustained, or on which a lever rests in turning or moving a body.
 
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