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Keywords: Masonry, Plaster, Timber, Colombage, Pierrot

Related Terms: Baseboard, Batten, Blocking, Coping, Furring, Lath, Nogging, Panel, Paneling, Quoin, Sheathing, Siding, Sleeper, Stud, Wainscot, Wainscoting, Bond Beam, Foundation Wall, Airbrick, Knee Wall, Decking, Grounds, Half-Timber, Cavity Wall, Curtain Wall, Cladding, Sole Plate, Balloon Framing, Brick Tie, Brick Veneer, Wall, Half-Timbering, Shingles, Studs, Frame Construction, Wall Sheathing, Brick Molding, Dry Wall, Partition, Framing, Chair Rail, Dado Rail, Furring Strips, I-Joist, Backsplash, Sleepers, Wall Tie, Wall Cabinet, Lath And Plaster, Carcass

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Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in with masonry; -- said of buildings.

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having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture

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Residential construction exposing the timber frame of the interior walls, the space between being lath and plaster. In simulated half-timbering, the attaching of boards (or plastic which is treated to resemble a timber surface) to the surface of an interior wall. In simulated half-timbering, the boards are strictly decorative, and not load-bearing.

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Having walls made with wood frames and brick or plaster filling.

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In early building, a wall constructed of timber with the spaces between the members filled With masonry (in French, colombage pierroté).

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