单词 | arris fillet |
释义 | > as lemmasarris fillet arris fillet n. now somewhat rare a long or narrow piece of wood (or another building material) with a triangular cross-section used in various structural applications, spec. one used to raise the tiles or slates of a roof against a chimney or wall; (also) a raised edge between the flutings of a column (cf. fillet n.1 8(b)). ΚΠ 1840 Minutes Comm. Council Educ. 1839–40 App. 1 171 Fix scribed arris fillets to the underside of the tie-beam and upon the floor, to form grooves; and between the fillets on the floor fix an iron plate. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 926 Arris Fillet, a slight piece of timber of a triangular section, used in raising the slates against chimney shafts, or against a wall that cuts obliquely across the roof. 1974 Hesperia 43 147 Some pieces of the columns preserve part of their delicate arris-fillets and their polished flutings, with no traces of weathering. 2004 H. F. Mallgrave & M. Robinson tr. G. Semper Style in Techn. & Tectonic Arts viii. 655 The first protection against warping wood is so-called arris fillets. < as lemmas |
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