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| Scotia — (Gr.), or Trochilus, a hollow moulding constantly used in the bases of columns, &c., in Classical architecture: the old English name for a corresponding moulding very frequently employed in Gothic architecture is Casement. (See Column.)
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| Scroll — A name given to a numerous class of ornaments, which in general character resemble a band arranged in undulations or convolutions.
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| Scroll-moulding — a term applied to a particular kind of moulding, used much for string-courses in work of Edward I. and Edward II.'s reign. It is called the scroll or Roll - moulding, from the resemblance to a roll of parchment, the last fold overlapping.
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| Section — the representation of a building cut asunder vertically so as to shew the interior; also of a moulding or other member in architecture cut asunder so as to shew its profile.
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 | Shaft — The portion of a column or pilaster between the base and the capital.
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| Spun cast columns — Manufactured using a closed mold with a combination of fiberglass, resin, gypsum (or other natural and synthetic compounds). The matrix is poured into a closed mold and centrifugally spun. The material moves outward against the mold interior and ultimately forms the column. Chadsworth's PolyStone columns are manufactured using this process.
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| Stage — a step, floor, or storet; the term is particularly applied to the spaces or divisions between the set-offs of buttersses in Gothic architecture, and to the horizontal divisions of windows which are intersected by transoms.
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 | Stave — One of the number of narrow boards used to build up a column or pillar.
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