Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction by Davies Nikolas Jokiniemi Erkki

Author:Davies, Nikolas, Jokiniemi, Erkki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2008-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

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nacarat carmine the finest grade of carmine pigment.

nail 1 a slender-shafted metal fastener driven in with a hammer to fix one component to another, relying on friction as a means of attachment. →35

see types of nail illustration; types included as separate entries are listed below. →35

annular nail. →35

bullet-head nail, see lost-head nail. →35

clout, clout nail. →35

concrete nail, see masonry nail. →35

convex head roofing nail.

copper nail.

corrugated fastener. →35

cut nail. →35

double headed nail. →35

dowel nail. →35

duplex nail, see double headed nail. →35

felt nail, see clout. →35

finishing nail, see lost-head nail. →35

forged nail. →35

form nail, formwork nail, see double headed nail. →35

French nail, see round wire nail.

gang nail, see nail plate. →35

improved nail, see annular nail. →35

jagged-shank nail, see annular nail. →35

lost-head nail. →35

masonry nail. →35

nipple head nail, see convex head roofing nail.

oval brad head nail, see brad. →35

oval wire nail.

pin. →35

plasterboard nail.

plug nail.

ring-shanked nail, see annular nail. →35

roofing nail.

round nail.

round wire nail.

scaffold nail, see double headed nail. →35

screw nail. →35

sleeved nail.

springhead roofing nail, see convex head roofing nail.

square twisted shank flat head nail, see screw nail. →35

staple, U-pin. →35

trenail. →3

upholstery nail, see upholstery tack. →35

wiggle nail, see corrugated fastener. →35

wire nail. →35

wrought nail, see forged nail. →35

2 see gutta. →78

nail claw, cat’s paw, nail puller; a screwdriver-like hand tool whose blade is forked and bent; used for removing nails from wood.

nailed joint a timber joint in which the members are held together with nails. →3

nail float, devil float; a plastering hand float whose face has a series of projecting nails or spikes, used for scraping the plaster surface to make a key for the following coat. →43

nail gun a power tool which fires nails into surfaces to be fixed, operated by compressed air or electricity; see framing gun, bradder.

nail hammer a hammer used for driving nails, with a round flat face and claw. →40

nailhead 1 the flat or bulging shaped end of a nail, by which it is driven. →35

2 an ornamental motif consisting of a series of pyramid-shaped protrusions, resembling the heads of hand-forged nails. →124

nailhead moulding a moulding decorated with nailhead ornament.

nailing the fixing of timber and other members with nails. →3

nailing block see nog.

nail plate, gang nail, toothed plate fastener, truss plate; a toothed metal plate used for joining two timbers in the same plane, especially used in the manufacture of timber roof trusses. →35

nail puller see nail claw.

nail punch see nail set.

nail set, nail punch; a pointed metal rod used as a base for hammering nails beneath the surface.

naiskos Gk; a diminutive form of naos, a small ancient Greek shrine, often located within a naos. →85

naivism a movement in art originating in the late 1800s which draws from the expression of children and native cultures in an illustrative way, often by artists who have little professional training.

name-plate a rectangular plate or panel which bears the name, title etc. of the occupant of a room, dwelling or building. →51

Nankeen yellow a shade of yellow which takes its name from the colour of undyed cotton from Nanking; a pigment with this colour is known as Naples yellow.

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