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A-frame
A structural system utilizing members which when fastened together resemble the letter a.

A-frame design
A style of house incorporating a high, peaked roof. It has an open and airy interior, featuring open ceiling rafters.

A-line lamp
The type of incandescent lamp that is generally used in most indoor residential lighting applications.

A-weight sander backing
A-weight sander backing is a light, flexible backing used for light touch-up and finish sanding. It is used for hand sanding in grits 180 and finer.

Aaron's rod
Molding which is used as a building ornament. It is either straight or rounded molding with a scroll or leave design in the form of a serpent coiled around a rod.

Abaciscus
Plate at the top of a column; small, thick, square or rectangle.

Abacus
Thick square or rectangular plate of any size forming the top of a column.

Abate
To eliminate, lessen or reduce. To hammer metal. To end or suppress. Remove or shape material to form a relief design

Abatement
The elimination or reduction of a condition. Diminishing in strength. Decreasing of strength of a timber as it is shaped to the proper size for use. Wastage of wood when lumber is planed to size. Shaping of metal by hammering.

Abatjour
Movable screen. Movable slat. Skylight or different means of admitting light into a building and deflecting the light downward.

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