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Quoin – Dressed stone at the corner of a building. This Dictionary is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in

Rafter – An inclined beam supporting the roof of a house. Ramp – To climb, to slope from one level

Open Space – An area forming an integral part of the site, left open to sky. Organic – In Architecture,

Pavilion – Building, usually of light constructive materials, intended as a summer house. Pagoda – An eastern temple, esp. in

Nave – Main body of a church. Neoprene – Gasket Strip of synthetic rubber into which window glazing is set

Machicolation – On castle walls, an overhanging parapet with a hole in the floor through which molten lead or missiles

Labourer – One who labours, one who does heavy work requiring little skill. Lacquer – A varnish made of lac

Katra / Chawl – A building so constructed as to be suitable for letting separate tenements each consisting of a

Jerry Builder – One who makes flimsy houses cheaply and hastily. Jetty – A projection, a pier. Jhamp – A

Icon – An image in the Greek church. Illustrate – To exemplify, to explain, to adorn. Image – A statue,

Habitable Room – A room occupied or designed for occupancy by one or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating

Gable – Triangular section of wall beneath the ridge of the roof, particularly over a window set vertically into the

Facade – Exterior front or face of the building, the appearance presented to the world. Facia/ Fascia – Part of

Eaves – Overhanging part underneath a sloping roof. Echo – The repetition of sound caused by a sound wave coming

Damp Proof Course – A course consisting of some appropriate water proofing material provided to prevent penetration of dampness or

Cabin – A room constructed with non load bearing partition/ partitions with minimum width of 2.0 mtr. Provided light and