 | John Henry Parker - Architecture - 1845 - 438 pages
...Dnrham, p. 2!. SERGES, the great wax candles burnt before the Altars in Roman Catholic churches. SET-OFF, OFF-SET : the part of a wall, &c. which is exposed...when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Set-ofis are not unfrequently covered, and in great measure concealed, by cornices or projecting mouldings,... | |
 | John Henry Parker - 1850 - 562 pages
...p. 316. SET-OFF, OFF-SET, Redent en talus, Fn. : the part of a wall, &c., which is exposed upwards when the portion above it is reduced in thickness....sloped, and in most instances have a projecting drip or throating on the lower edge to prevent the wet from running down the walls ; this is especially... | |
 | John Weale - 1850 - 590 pages
...of it. Serving, in navigation, encircling a rope with line or spun-yarn, to prevent its being chafed Set-off, or Offset, the part of a wall, &c., which...when the portion above it is reduced in thickness Severey, a hay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling Sewers are subterranean passages or channels for... | |
 | John Weale - Architecture - 1859 - 622 pages
...rope with line or spun-yarn, to prevent its being chafed Set-off, or Offset, the part of a wall, itc., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness , Seeerey, a bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling Sfv-ers are subterranean passages or channels... | |
 | John Charles Cox - Church architecture - 1875 - 570 pages
...in number, as at Dronfield, but vary from one to five. SET-OFF. — Tbe part of a wall or buttress which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. SPANDRELS. — The triangular spaces between the arch of a doorway, etc., and the square label or hood-mould... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - 830 pages
...to counterbalance that <>f the plaintiff either In whole or in part. — 5. The part of a wall, Ac., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Also called 0/*et.—6. In printing, the transferred impression from a printed page, the ink on which... | |
 | John Ogilvie - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1883 - 834 pages
...to counterbalance that of the plaintiff either in whole or in part. — 5. The part of a wall, Ac., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Also called Offttt.— €. In printing, the transferred impression from a printed page, the ink on... | |
 | John Henry Parker - Architecture - 2004 - 354 pages
...sepulehres. Set-off, or Off-set: the part of a wall, 1£c., which is exposed horizontally when f J. i/ the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Set-offs...Classical architecture, they are generally nearly or quite fiat on the top, but in Gothic architecture are sloped, and in most instances have a projecting drip... | |
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Set-off, or Off-set : the part of a wall, &c., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Set-offs are not unfrequently covered, and in great measure concealed, by cornices or projecting mouldings, but are more usually... 