10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURB ROOF»
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Technologisches Wörterbuch: der deutschen, französischen und ...
Curb plate s. of a curb roof (the plate which receives the curb rafter) (Arch.) *
DerSpar- ren * Courbe, /. Curb rafter s. of a curb roof (the upper rafter on both
sides of the roof) * Der Hauptbal- ken, Kehlbalken * Chevron m. courbe d'un
comble ...
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Technologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen, französischen und ...
Curb plate s. of a curb roof (the plate which receives the curb rafter) (Arch.) *
DerSpar- ren * Courbe, /. Curb rafter. s. of a curb roof (the upper rafter on both
sides of the roof) + Der Hauptbal- ken, KeUbalken * Chevron m. courbe d'un
corable ...
J. A. Beil, Karl Karmarsch, 1855
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Cyclopedia of Architecture: Historical, Descriptive, ...
CURB ROOF, or Mansard roof, a roof formed of four contiguous plains, each two
having an external inclination. Its principal advantage over the other roofing, is,
the giving more space to the upper rooms of the house. Curb roofs have
generally ...
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Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
... see half-hipped roof. !46 conical roof. crossform roof. !46 curb roof, double
pitched roof, knee roof. domed roof, domical roof. double gable roof, see M-roof. !
46 double hipped roof. double lean-to roof. !46 double pitched roof, see curb roof.
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2008
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RSMeans Illustrated Construction Dictionary
... curbs. curb plate 1. The wall plate at the top of a circular or elliptical structure. 2
. The plate on which the upper rafters of a curb roof rest. curb roof (gambrel roof,
mansard roof) A roof with the slope divided into two pitches on each side. cure 1.
Means Engineering Staff, 2012
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A Technological Dictionary: Explaining the Terms of the ...
In architecture, the wall plate of a circular or elliptically-ribbed dome ; also the
horizontal rib at top, and the circular frame of a well, the horizontal piles of timber
at the junction of the upper and lower rafters of a curb-roof, and the plate of a ...
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Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
... see kerb. curb roof, double pitched roof, knee roof; any pitched roof that slopes
away from the main ridge in two successive planes at different angles with a
ridge between; see gambrel roof, mansard roof. curb roof Curculionidae see
weevil.
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012
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Universal Technological Dictionary
Curb Rafters, t e upper rafters on both sides in a curb roofi—Curb Roof;
aparticular kind of roof consisting of four sides.—-Curh-stones, the stones which
separate the carriage-way from the foot-path. CU'RCAS (Bot.) the Barbadoes nut;
a ...
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Universal Technological Dictionary Or Familiar Explanation ...
Curb Plate, a wall-plate in a circularly ribbed dome, &c. — Curb Rafters, the
upper rafters on both sides in a curb roof. — Curb Roof, a particular kind of roof
consisting of four sides. — Curb-stones, the stones which separate the carriage-
way ...
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The Carpenters' and Builders' Guide: Being a Hand-book for ...
Curb Roof. 1. A roof having a double slope, and composed on each side of two
parts having unequal inclinations. 2. Also, a gambrel roof ; a mansard roof. 3. In
the curb roof, the rafters in both inclinations are straight. Curb Plate. Plate in a
curb ...
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The four-sided roof, also called a French or curb roof, has a double slope on all sides, creating interesting ceiling and wall angles as well as ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 13»
