Word Finder - jambs

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(interior decorating) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

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Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

With the exception of a high dado, itself very beautiful, made of marble slabs with bands of mosaic between them, the whole interior surface of the walls, including soffits and jambs of all the arches, is covered with minute mosaic-pictures in brilliant colours on a gold ground.

It is cruciform in shape, and the walls are built mainly of flint, but jambs and arches are formed of Roman bricks.

The jambs were of dressed stone, usually plain, and the longer lintels were of zapote wood; some of them, where protected from the weather, are still to be seen, sometimes covered with inscriptions.

Deeply hollowed jambs are original, but mullions and tracery renewed.

These and other fireplaces in the house have splayed brick jambs, plastered and painted in imitation of marble.

The west doorway is modern and has molded jambs and a two centered arch.

The doorway now into the N vestry has straight jambs too.

Open the vents of the window to enable access to the outer frame jambs.

Between is a priest's door with ornate molding and a Tudor head; lower jambs on both sides renewed in Victorian period.

At the top of this stage there is also a slit window with unchamfered jambs and a lintel that is splayed on the underside.

Just under eaves, a rectangular slot window with yellow sandstone jambs, now blocked.

The west wall seems to have had two windows to light the upper floor level, there being slight remains of stone jambs.

Common places to find them are on door or window jambs, often close to the minister's door.

At the further west end is the former parlor with its large fire-place having molded brick jambs.

Two partly blocked C14 chancel windows remain with carved quatrefoils in blank frieze on jambs and fragments of tracery.

Cut off a quarter inch to three-eighths of an inch from the bottoms of door jambs, case openings, etc. How much you cut off will depend on the thickness of the flooring and underlyament pad you plan to install.

Once your floor is clean and leveled and you've trimmed the door jambs, etc. it's time to roll out the underlayment pad.

There is less stone carving on the exterior walls, door jambs and pillars of the buildings than on those of the Yucatan Peninsula; this is due to the harder and more uneven character of the limestone.

In this temple, however, each cell, instead of being the residence of a monk, is occupied by an image of Parswanath, and over the door, or on the jambs of each, are sculptured scenes from the life of the deity.