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Coping, ushnisha, capping or covering to a wall.
Corbel, blocks of stone projecting from a wall or pier : brackets. Core, inner construction of a wall, or other architectural feature. Corinthian order, the most ornate of the Greek orders of
architecture.
Cornice, any crowning portion or projection. Corridor, passage in a building.
Cramp, metal bar for holding masonry.
Cruciform, in the form of a cross.
Technical Dictionary
Crutch, pillar or support surmounted by crosspiece. Cupola, stringa; spherical roof.
Dais, raised platform.
Dali, scroll work.
Daric, wood, woodwork.
Cushion-member, a form of capital in the shape of a cushion, generally found in the rock architecture.
Cyma, moulding in an outline of two curves : cyma recta, the concave curve surmounts the convex: cyma reversa, the convex surmounts the concave.
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Dado, portion of a pedestal between its base and cornice; also applied to the lower portions of walls.
Dagoba, stupa, (Sinhalese).
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Darwaza, door.
Decorated, the second of the three divisions of English Gothic architecture, evolved during the fourteenth century.
Devagosta, niche. Devayatana, house of gods.
Dewl, deul, in Bengal and Orissa generic name for a temple as a whole, but it is also used to signify the sanctuary only, such as the cella and its tower, the vimana. Dharmachakra, Wheel of the Law (Buddhist). Dharmsala, hostel, Hindu caravansarai. Dhvajastambham, lofty pillar in front of temple.
