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diamond fret
Architecture; General architecture
A molding consisting of fillets intersecting so as to form diamonds or rhombuses.
diaper
Architecture; General architecture
An allover pattern with motifs placed in a repeated design, esp. on a rectangular or diagonal grid.
diaperwork
Architecture; General architecture
A decorative masonry pattern formed by brick headers having a dark glazed finish exposed on one end; often laid in the flat unbroken surfaces of gable walls in repeated patterns of diamonds, ...
diaphragm pump
Architecture; General architecture
A pump in which the piston is replaced by a clamped diaphragm that is set in vibration by a reciprocating rod, attached at its center.
diaphragm valve
Architecture; General architecture
A valve whose action is controlled by fluid pressure on a diaphragm.
diathyrum
Architecture; General architecture
A vestibule in an ancient Grecian house with the street door at one end and the door to the courtyard at the other.
diatoni
Architecture; General architecture
In ancient Greek and Roman masonry construction, stones which extend the full thickness of the wall; same as through stones.
