| Half
Round- |
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A
moulding whose profile is half a circle. May be used as
a screen moulding or bead, shelf edge or panel mould. |
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| Hand- |
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A
term describing the swinging direction of a door as one stands
from the outside.
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| Hand
Rail- |
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Used
as a hand support in a stairwell. |
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| Hardboard- |
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A
board material manufactured of wood fiber, which is then refined
or partly refined to form a panel having a density range of
approximately 50 to 80 pounds per cubic foot under carefully
controlled optimum combinations of consolidating pressure, heat
and moisture so that the board produced has a characteristic
natural ligneous bond.
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| Hardwood- |
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One
of the botanical groups of trees that has broad leaves in contrast
to the needle-like leaves of the conifers or softwoods; hardwoods
are deciduous (they shed their leaves in the fall or at the
end of each growing season).
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| Head- |
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The
main horizontal member forming the top of the window or door
frame.
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| Header- |
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A
horizontal framing member placed over the rough opening of a
window to prevent the weight of wall or roof from resting on
the window frame.
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| Hinge- |
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A
jointed or flexible device on which a door or window turns.
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| Hook
Strip- |
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A
wood moulding nailed along the walls of a closet to support
clothes hooks, shelves, and closet poles.
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| Hopper- |
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A
light or cut-out formed by a horizontal bar extending from stile
to stile of a sash or door.
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| Horn- |
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The
extension of stile, jamb or sill.
Double
Horn-
Horns
at both ends.
Jamb
Horn-
The
extension of a frame side jamb beyond the sill and head jamb.
Sill
Horn-
The
extension of the "lip" of a window sill to the outside
edge of the casing, brick moulding or sometimes wide blind stop
or blindstop extension; the extension of a door sill beyond
the frame, sometimes "lugs."
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| Hygroscopic |
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Ability
to absorb moisture easily.
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